Part 6: Episode 1, Trial: Incompetent Cross

Part 6: Episode 1, Trial: Incompetent Cross

Quick update today while I close the polls and put together the results. So, presenting evidence is pretty simple.



Press "Tab" to bring up the Court Record, scroll around to find the evidence that clearly contradicts the witness statement, and press "E" to present it!



Any time we present evidence, we yell "Objection!", complete with a voiced line from our hero. It's not at all how objections work, but it's still awesome so I don't care.



We also cut straight to the awesome pointing pose!



We're very confident that this Attorney's Badge completely annihilates the witness testimony about what he saw.



The judge is not so sure...



...Because we're full of shit.

Not at all.



See that bar in the upper-right? Think of it like a health bar, with ten sections to it. We lose two sections every time we present evidence incorrectly. Why do we lose two sections of a ten-section bar, instead of one section of a five-section bar?



Yeah, no kidding....



Interestingly enough, presenting evidence incorrectly still leaves you on the same line of dialogue as before, so you can still "Press" or even "Present" a different piece of evidence. Get it wrong again, though...



...?

It does? I don't see anything contradictory...



Objection overruled.



Two more health sections gone!

(Whoops! That didn't go so well.)

We get the same scene the next two times when goofing up presenting. The fifth time gets us a new scene:



...



Unfortunately, I will have to penalize you, Mr. Wright.

(Ugh. I must be on the wrong track?)

After five failures....





This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial.

The defense has failed to give the court sufficient reason to doubt the prosecution's claim.

This court finds the defendant, Mr. Larry Butz...



Cool effect. Guess we don't need juries when the judge can just declare you guilty!



To be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date.

That is all. This court is adjourned!

Wait, we get another trial? Maybe Larry still has a shot!





We don't get another shot, though. The gavel bangs and the doors are shut in our face. We're then dumped unceremoniously back to the title screen. I hope you saved recently!