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Post by Toz76 on Jun 16, 2016 19:10:14 GMT -5
Meanwhile, at the prison, Elvira was being injected with Dr. Drugg's cocktails.
"So, you think this will work?" Asked Drugg's assisstant, Mr. Levi.
"It'll work just as I intend it to." Drugg said. That was the last thing he heard before Drugg injected a different needle into Levi, and he fell twitching to the ground. Dr. Drugg released Elvira's bonds, and she stood there, waiting.
"Now, Elvira, you will obey my every command, is that clear?"
"Yes, sir." Elvira said emotionlessly.
"Yes! My drug to increase suggestability works as planned. Won't Blade be pleased I have control of the most skilled assassin in Europe! Now, let's get out of here..."
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 19:11:03 GMT -5
"Excuse me, Mr. Gunnarson," said another police officer.
"Yes?"
"You're under arrest."
"What?!"
"And since there are not too many cases in the court system right now, chances are you'll go to trial in a few days' time."
"So Taylor got all his evidence. Well, I'll just have to do this with what little I have..."
The trial took place a few days later. Hastings had been acquitted by the judge for 'little if any evidence', so he was able to be there at Gunnarson's trial. In fact, the prosecutor assigned to this case had motioned for the charges to be dropped, on the grounds that it had been revealed the warrant was the result of "the most outrageous clerical error in the history of Scotland Yard" as he put it.
In fact, when Taylor got word of this...
"What the hell were you thinking?! I'm still working on the Gelb case!!" He fumed.
"Sorry sir, but we had all the evidence together and ready to go; we thought you would have wanted this" the detective explained.
"Ugh... fine. But do NOT rush these things next time, all right? It's bad enough I now gotta open the Gunnarson case in court while the Gelb case is still going" Taylor said with a sigh.
"It won't happen again; I promise" the detective assured, as he left and Taylor went back to some paperwork.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 19:34:54 GMT -5
At the Gelb trial the next day, the closing statements were being made.
"And In conclusion, for Franz Gelb to not be called the murder would be a failure of our justice system. Thank you." Taylor said as he wrapped up his work here.
The jury went to deliberate; now Taylor could redirect his attention to Gunnarson. He met with Japp.
"You have been a great help to me; I'll see to it you get a pay raise"
"Thank you" Japp said.
"Now then, you are going down Gunnarson." Taylor said to himself.
......
Blade, Mรผller, Kross, Friend, and McKibbin were waiting at "the hide out" which was a small house just outside of town. They were the last of Blade's cell. With Fowler and Wilcox apprehended, Blade had lost a lot of talent.
"He'd better be here soon. Drugg said he'd get us a valuable weapon." Blade observed.
"All in due time; we must be patient" Friend said.
A car pulled up. Sure enough, Drugg pulled up with a woman. Her face was covered.
A few minutes later, after proper introductions, Drugg spoke
"Gentlemen, I present to you, Elvira Revinev." Drugg said.
"The assassin?" Blade said, impressed.
Sure enough, when he took off the mask...
Blade's cell somewhat cringed.
"That's Elvira?" They said in confusion.
"They shaved her head, took away her makeup, and she got a broken nose and black eye; sure, she's lost certain skills, but she's still the highly trained assassin." Drugg assured.
Just outside, 4 cars and a van pulled up. 20 or so men, armed with rifles, shotguns, and submachine guns got out.
10 of them stood in a line. 3 with B.A.R.s, 5 with Thompsons, and 2 with shotguns. The others stayed back for the moment.
"Hey Blade!" An Irish accented voice yelled.
"What the?" McKibbin said.
"This is for interfering, you bastard! Let him have it boys!"
And the row opened fire.
"It's those damn Irish! Down boys!"
The group hit the ground and everything seemed to explode around them.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 19:38:35 GMT -5
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"I call this trial to order!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 20:12:59 GMT -5
Prosecutor Henry Taylor stood up to make his remarks.
"Ladies and gentleman, for years civilians and officers alike have turned to Adolf Gunnarson to solve many unsolvable cases. However, my recent investigation has uncovered some shocking facts to his practice. Not only do I intend to prove he is incompetent and unqualified, but his methods are flawed, and he has a tendency to accuse the innocent. He is at the center of a conspiracy to get the innocent locked up and the guilty walk off free. I will be referring to a simple series of cases that show his incompetence as my evidence, and the evidence I have collected from an investigation to show just how much of a criminal this fraud is! Thank you.
"Does the defense attorney have anything to say?" the judge asked.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 20:17:52 GMT -5
"If it pleases the court, I would like to defend myself," said Gunnarson. "Very well then." So Gunnarson stood up and addressed the crowd...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 20:54:37 GMT -5
He found himself unable to speak. He had never addressed so many people before. He began sweating profusely.
"I...uh...I...ugh..."
but he was saved when and aid came up and whispered something into Taylor's ear.
"Oh, I see. Your honor, we will need a brief adjournment. It seems that the Gelb case, the jury has come to a decision, and I must be present."
"Very well. We will return in half an hour" The judge said.
Gunnarson sighed in relief.
...
In an adjacent courtroom, The Gelb trial came to a verdict.
"We the jury find Franz Gelb... guilty of all charges." the lead juror said.
Gelb's face fell as Taylor's face gained a look of victory.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 20:59:33 GMT -5
.........
Taylor returned, and the court was called to order again. Gunnarson collected himself, and addressed the court: "Ladies and gentlemen, I aim to prove that Mr. Taylor is wrong." It was short and sweet, and Gunnarson sat down.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 21:22:53 GMT -5
Taylor began his case.
"Let us start with the case of Dr. Herbert Manning. Now, Gunnarson, I'm sure he had the best of intentions... but what he did instead. He ignored critical evidence and instead of pursuing Dr. Calvin Piorier, the true murderer, he went after an old medical student of his, James Hartley. And according to witnesses, as Hartley tried to leave peacefully, Gunnarson pulled out a revolver and fired SIX times at Hartley! The poor man was so scared he had to jump out the second story window just to escape." Taylor explained.
"Can you prove this?" The judge asked.
"Allow me to present Exhibit A" Taylor said.
He wheeled in a display. It was the six fired bullets, plus photographs showing where they were recovered from in the Hallway just outside of Gunnarson's apartment, and the sidewalk outside.
The jury gasped; this did not sound like Gunnarson, but the evidence was right there.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 21:24:50 GMT -5
"Mr. Gunnarson, what have you to say?" The judge asked. "It seems as though this was faked." Gunnarson said, trying to see the display from the distance he was at. "Faked? And how can you prove that." The judge asked. "I'm sure Mr. Hartley himself can." Gunnarson replied "Mr. Hartley?!" The judge asked, confused.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 21:44:31 GMT -5
"So are you saying you would like to call Mr. Hartley as a witness?" the judge asked, wanting clarification.
"Objection your honor I have not finished presenting my case!" Taylor said.
"Oh, sustained." the judge said.
Taylor called a witness to the stand; Mr. Thomas Rodgers, the tenant in the neighboring apartment to Gunnarson.
After 14 minutes, he came to the end of his testimony; "...And that day, I heard 3 gunshots in the hallway... then when I looked out my window, I saw that man, Hartley, jump out the window, and Gunnarson fire 3 more shots as Hartley took off down the street" Rogers finished with.
"no further questions" Taylor said.
"Very well. Gunnarson, would you care to cross examine?" The Judge asked.
......
At the hideout for Blade's cell, the five men, plus Drugg and Elvira, had taken cover, as glass shattered, wood splintered and bullets ricocheted around them.
"How did they find us?" Friend asked.
"It's the Irish mob; when they have their sights set on someone, they hunt them down to the end" Blade explained.
In the brief moment there was no gunfire, Friend quickly ran to the window, glimpsed the situation then ran back.
"dealing with 2 dozen men at least; we're outnumbered 3:1 at minimum; what do we do?"
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Post by Toz76 on Jun 17, 2016 1:14:24 GMT -5
"No worries." Blade said. "We'll use the tunnels I told you about. But first..."
Mรผller called the police and told them that mobsters were shooting up the house. Then Blade's gang snuck away through the secret tunnels.
The Mob was still shooting when the police arrived. A furious battle broke out between them.
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"No need to cross-examine, I can explain everything that witness said. I was shooting at Hartley because I believed him to be the murderer."
"Correct me if I'm wrong," Taylor interjected, "but wasn't he, like Ms. Elvira, ultimately innocent of the crimes you accused them of?"
"Well, er... yes, but you see-"
"AH-HA! This proves-"
"SILENCE, BOTH OF YOU!" The judge yelled. "Thank you. Any further witnesses, Mr. Taylor?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 17, 2016 1:24:17 GMT -5
"For the Manimg case, no. But for the assassin case, yes. Now, Gunnarson claimed that Elvira murdered Walters, saying that the evidence pointing to Gelb was staged. However, I have four witnesses who place a large, blonde man like Gelb at the crime scene, not a petite dark haired woman like Elvira. They all saw essentially the same thing though, so it will only be necessary to call up one of them." Taylor explained.
And so, Mr Roland Peters was called up. And explained how he saw the fight between a large blonde man and Farley.
"And then after the gunshot, he just took off and disappeared."
"And no signs of a petite woman anywhere?"
"No."
"No further questions your honor"
"Gunnarson, would you care to cross examine?"
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 17, 2016 7:14:28 GMT -5
"No need to, because Gelb was there, but he shot Farley in self defense."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 17, 2016 9:22:25 GMT -5
"I presume you will present this during your case?" The judge said.
"Of course" Gunnarson said.
"Now for my next witness, I'm calling... Mr Reginald Walters" Taylor said.
The man wrongly accused by Gunnarson took to the stand.
After several minutes he came to the following:
"And he accused you of murdering your sister?"
"Yes"
"Did you?"
"No"
"How was she killed?"
"In a raid"
"Did Gunnarson present proof that you killed her, such as referring to means, motive and opportunity?"
"No, he based his assumptions on the idea that Elvira and I were in love"
"Were you?"
"I had feelings, I will admit, but they were unrequited "
"So, no possible way of you killing your sister then?"
"I don't think so; if the evidence says I'm innocent, then I must be"
"No further questions"
"Gunnarson, would you care to cross examine?"
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 17, 2016 9:25:32 GMT -5
"Yes, I believe I will. Mr. Walters, I'd like to ask you a question." "Okay." "Now,...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 17, 2016 9:33:13 GMT -5
"You say you did not kill your sister, is that correct?"
"Yes; I did not kill her"
"Though, could you explain..."
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 17, 2016 9:35:59 GMT -5
"...your feelings for Elvira?" "Um... well..."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 17, 2016 9:42:27 GMT -5
"In her line of work, we did have a professional relationship. I myself am not an assassin, but she would come to me for... Advice, every now and again. Though there was a point I eventually started having feelings for her. She did not return them though, and that was it" Walters said
"I see. Next, I want to ask you about..."
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 17, 2016 9:51:16 GMT -5
"...your sister." "What about her?" "Are you absolutely sure she was killed in a raid?"
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