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iluvroadrunner6) wrote2007-01-19 05:34 pm
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CSI:NY/Conviction - Bang of the Gavel (10/?)
Fandom: CSI:NY/Conviction
Title: Bang of the Gavel (10/?)
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Rating: FRT
Pairing: Don Flack/Jessica Rossi, Danny Messer/Lindsay Monroe, Brian Peluso/Christina Finn
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csi50 Prompt: 044. one by one
Content Warning: Spoilers for "Heroes," "Charge of this Post," "Hostage"
Summary: Its not always easy when you're handling the case of a dead cop.
Author's Note: Regina's testimony. I think I may just be finishing this tonight. Hopefully.
For Reference: CSI:NY and Conviction. If you have a question, don't be afraid to ask, I don't mind answering.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of CSI:NY or Conviction. They're owned by CBS and NBC.
Regina saw the look Billy was sending her as she finished answering the last question. She had taken each of the questions, one-by-one, without faltering, or screwing things up, and all she had to do was do the same for Sharp, and this would all be over. She knew Sharp’s cross-examination was going to be a lot tougher, but Billy had told her he was confident she was going to be able to handle it. It was a silent encouragement she appreciated because deep down, she knew she needed it. And it was fairly easy for Billy to persuade her. He gave her a small smile, before turning to the jury.
“Nothing further.”
Regina swallowed heavily as Billy sat down next to Peluso again. She had insisted on Billy being the one to question her on the stand, purely because she was more comfortable with him. Her eyes drifted over to the defense attorney, and waited for him to begin the cross-examination. The lawyer friend Billy had brought in to help prep her for Sharp’s style had worked with her for a long time on the way he would fire off questions, and she was ready for anything at this point. Even the worst.
“Miss Bowen,” he began, getting up from his seat and stepping to the side, “You claim that my client raped you.”
“He did,” she said.
“Yet you didn’t report it to the victim until a full day after the event occurred?”
“I was scared,” she said, hoping her voice wasn’t shaking too much, “I didn’t know what to do.”
“He had allegedly raped you before,” Sharp replied, feigning a look of confusion, “And you reported it right after the event, followed all the proper procedures to help them catch the guy last time, and while they had my client arrested and awaiting trial, and didn’t you refuse to testify?”
“—Yes.”
“Why was that? Didn’t think he was the man who did it?”
“No, I knew it was him,” she said, glaring at Pratt with a conviction none of the lawyers had seen before, “I just—I was scared of what would happen to me if it didn’t work. If he got acquitted.”
“So you refused to testify, and the case was dismissed anyway,” Sharp rolled his eyes, “That worked real well—”
“Objection,” Peluso sighed, “Is there a question?”
“Sustained,” Williams said from her place on the bench, “Hold the commentary, Mr. Sharp.”
“So, you say he raped you again, but this time you wait? Why?”
“After—after what happened last time, I—I didn’t know if they would take my case,” she replied, “So I called Aiden—Detective Burn—the next day, and asked her what I should do. That’s when she started working on my case, but she told me that she couldn’t find anything.”
“Before or after she lost her job at the crime lab?”
“—After. She told me Detective Taylor was going to keep working on my case until they found something linking him to the crime.”
“Something more than the smell of paint thinner and the word of an unreliable witness?”
“Objection!”
“On what grounds, your honor?”
“Inflammatory, and an opinion, the defense should try and keep his personal feelings for the witness out of his cross examination.”
Williams paused before responding, “Sustained. Play nice, Mr. Sharp.”
“Sorry, your honor,” Sharp replied before turning back to the witness. He looked as though he was going to ask another question, but instead he turned to the jury, “Nothing further.”
“The witness may step down. You can call your next witness, Mr. Peluso.”
“Prosecution rests, your honor.”
“Very well then,” Williams replied, turning to Sharp, “Mr. Sharp, you may call your first witness.”
“Thank you, your honor,” Sharp replied, “Defense calls Darrell Pratt, Junior.”
Title: Bang of the Gavel (10/?)
Author:
iluvroadrunner6Rating: FRT
Pairing: Don Flack/Jessica Rossi, Danny Messer/Lindsay Monroe, Brian Peluso/Christina Finn
csi50 Prompt: 044. one by oneContent Warning: Spoilers for "Heroes," "Charge of this Post," "Hostage"
Summary: Its not always easy when you're handling the case of a dead cop.
Author's Note: Regina's testimony. I think I may just be finishing this tonight. Hopefully.
For Reference: CSI:NY and Conviction. If you have a question, don't be afraid to ask, I don't mind answering.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of CSI:NY or Conviction. They're owned by CBS and NBC.
Regina saw the look Billy was sending her as she finished answering the last question. She had taken each of the questions, one-by-one, without faltering, or screwing things up, and all she had to do was do the same for Sharp, and this would all be over. She knew Sharp’s cross-examination was going to be a lot tougher, but Billy had told her he was confident she was going to be able to handle it. It was a silent encouragement she appreciated because deep down, she knew she needed it. And it was fairly easy for Billy to persuade her. He gave her a small smile, before turning to the jury.
“Nothing further.”
Regina swallowed heavily as Billy sat down next to Peluso again. She had insisted on Billy being the one to question her on the stand, purely because she was more comfortable with him. Her eyes drifted over to the defense attorney, and waited for him to begin the cross-examination. The lawyer friend Billy had brought in to help prep her for Sharp’s style had worked with her for a long time on the way he would fire off questions, and she was ready for anything at this point. Even the worst.
“Miss Bowen,” he began, getting up from his seat and stepping to the side, “You claim that my client raped you.”
“He did,” she said.
“Yet you didn’t report it to the victim until a full day after the event occurred?”
“I was scared,” she said, hoping her voice wasn’t shaking too much, “I didn’t know what to do.”
“He had allegedly raped you before,” Sharp replied, feigning a look of confusion, “And you reported it right after the event, followed all the proper procedures to help them catch the guy last time, and while they had my client arrested and awaiting trial, and didn’t you refuse to testify?”
“—Yes.”
“Why was that? Didn’t think he was the man who did it?”
“No, I knew it was him,” she said, glaring at Pratt with a conviction none of the lawyers had seen before, “I just—I was scared of what would happen to me if it didn’t work. If he got acquitted.”
“So you refused to testify, and the case was dismissed anyway,” Sharp rolled his eyes, “That worked real well—”
“Objection,” Peluso sighed, “Is there a question?”
“Sustained,” Williams said from her place on the bench, “Hold the commentary, Mr. Sharp.”
“So, you say he raped you again, but this time you wait? Why?”
“After—after what happened last time, I—I didn’t know if they would take my case,” she replied, “So I called Aiden—Detective Burn—the next day, and asked her what I should do. That’s when she started working on my case, but she told me that she couldn’t find anything.”
“Before or after she lost her job at the crime lab?”
“—After. She told me Detective Taylor was going to keep working on my case until they found something linking him to the crime.”
“Something more than the smell of paint thinner and the word of an unreliable witness?”
“Objection!”
“On what grounds, your honor?”
“Inflammatory, and an opinion, the defense should try and keep his personal feelings for the witness out of his cross examination.”
Williams paused before responding, “Sustained. Play nice, Mr. Sharp.”
“Sorry, your honor,” Sharp replied before turning back to the witness. He looked as though he was going to ask another question, but instead he turned to the jury, “Nothing further.”
“The witness may step down. You can call your next witness, Mr. Peluso.”
“Prosecution rests, your honor.”
“Very well then,” Williams replied, turning to Sharp, “Mr. Sharp, you may call your first witness.”
“Thank you, your honor,” Sharp replied, “Defense calls Darrell Pratt, Junior.”
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