Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Live, Part 5

August 7

Courtroom No. 4

12:00 PM

Felicity Amaya

Anton slowly approached the witness stand in the minutes that followed, and I watched him carefully. I had a feeling that he wasn't going to be a fan of getting up to testify. I had met him a few times when he dropped by the agency to visit with Mr. Morix and Chrysalis, and he was far from being a regular boy. He was so nervous all the time, and I had the sneaking suspicion that this wasn't going to sit well with him at all. 

In fact, my worries were being proven. He was fiddling constantly with the hem of his shirt, and his hands couldn't seem to sit still. He glanced over to Chrysalis with wide, liquid eyes, and she gave him a smile as a vote of confidence. He nodded in response, but I don't think that it really did much to help him in the long run. He was ready to fall apart all over again the instant that their eye contact was broken. 

"Please state your name and occupation for the court," Judge Frost declared, examining Anton with a solemn eye. 

Anton hesitated before nodding. "I-I'm Anton B-Burke... I-I'm a student..." he stammered. I suspected that he wanted to say that he was involved with the Prosecutor's Office, but the words simply weren't coming out for him. Poor thing. 

"Anton was present when the body was discovered, and he was also there when the cameraman arrived on the scene," Chrysalis explained, hopping in just in time to help Anton through his moment of nerves. "We should have him explain everything that he knows about the cameraman's actions the day of the crime. How does that sound?"

"I believe that's a lovely idea," grinned Prosecutor Lin. She looked over to Prosecutor Wood, who nodded her agreement. Prosecutor Wood looked just as nervous as Anton did, but she was hiding her anxiety far better. She seemed to have experience with appearing as if everything is fine regardless of how nervous she was. I made a mental note to catch up with her when I got the chance to talk to her about the case. Maybe she would feel better after being given the chance to speak with somebody about everything that's happened already. 

Anton looked around the courtroom anxiously, and he looked more like a deer caught in the headlights than a young boy. His gaze eventually flew up to Judge Frost as he continued fiddling nervously with his clothing. "Um... Should I-I start t-talking now...?" he questioned. 

Judge Frost nodded. "Yes. Please tell the court everything that you know about the cameraman and the video that he captured at the time of the body's discovery," she instructed, stern yet gentle. 

Anton looked over to Chrysalis once again, and she gave him a thumbs-up and a gentle smile. He nodded upon seeing that she still believed in him, and he took in a slow, careful breath before exhaling. "Alright... I-I'll do my best!"

~ Witness Testimony ~ 

~ The Cameraman and His Video ~ 

-"The c-cameraman said his n-name was Lucas G-Gassman... He met us o-outside of the s-set just b-before we went inside..."

-"When we got i-inside, he just f-followed us around... H-He didn't say anything, m-maybe because he was f-focused on trying to record the v-video..."

-"We l-looked around most of the s-set with the help of J-James, and he was there with us the w-whole time... I don't think h-he ever left us alone, a-as a matter of fact..."

-"When the b-body was found, h-he was at the back of the g-group, but he was s-still there. I-I bet that he got i-it all on video, and w-we can look at it soon..."