[He takes out one of the many scrolls he carries with him, and unfurls it across the prosecutor's bench as he scans through his summary.]
Nick Saint has been charged with murder. The victim of this terrible act was Elle Noelson, a shopper who that day had been going about her Christmas shopping.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the skull. As for where the victim was discovered, please observe these crime scene photos.
[He submits both the autopsy report and the crime scene photo to the court. The latter depicts... a sleigh inside the mall, with real life reindeer attached.]
As you can see, this is a depiction of the cultural tradition of Santa Claus. I have read extensively on this, and have noted that Santa rides in a sleigh on Christmas, delivering gifts to children who are well behaved. He does this with his 'Naughty or Nice list', in which he has all the names of children-- [He seems to be reviewing this information more for his own benefit than anyone else. 'What a delightful scene!' the judge interjects before Nahyuta can get carried away with his unnecessary explanation. 'But where is the victim?']
Ah, yes, I was just getting to that part. [No he wasn't.] Please observe the sack on the sleigh. When the sleigh is viewed from behind, one can see its grisly contents.
[He submits a second photo. The sack is half open, and spilling out of it is a red-haired woman, motionless, mouth agape and unseeing eyes staring up.]
The murder weapon was difficult to locate at first. But judging by the bloodstain traces and fingerprint analysis, it was a giant candy cane recovered inside Santa's Grotto at the scene of the crime. Perhaps by pretending it was an ordinary prop hidden in plain sight, the defendant thought our forensic experts would overlook such a thing.
[He pauses to let all this information sink in. As he does so, he looks over at the defence with another serene smile, his eyes boring into Lioriley as if daring her to raise any objections to the information so far.]
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[He takes out one of the many scrolls he carries with him, and unfurls it across the prosecutor's bench as he scans through his summary.]
Nick Saint has been charged with murder. The victim of this terrible act was Elle Noelson, a shopper who that day had been going about her Christmas shopping.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the skull. As for where the victim was discovered, please observe these crime scene photos.
[He submits both the autopsy report and the crime scene photo to the court. The latter depicts... a sleigh inside the mall, with real life reindeer attached.]
As you can see, this is a depiction of the cultural tradition of Santa Claus. I have read extensively on this, and have noted that Santa rides in a sleigh on Christmas, delivering gifts to children who are well behaved. He does this with his 'Naughty or Nice list', in which he has all the names of children-- [He seems to be reviewing this information more for his own benefit than anyone else. 'What a delightful scene!' the judge interjects before Nahyuta can get carried away with his unnecessary explanation. 'But where is the victim?']
Ah, yes, I was just getting to that part. [No he wasn't.] Please observe the sack on the sleigh. When the sleigh is viewed from behind, one can see its grisly contents.
[He submits a second photo. The sack is half open, and spilling out of it is a red-haired woman, motionless, mouth agape and unseeing eyes staring up.]
The murder weapon was difficult to locate at first. But judging by the bloodstain traces and fingerprint analysis, it was a giant candy cane recovered inside Santa's Grotto at the scene of the crime. Perhaps by pretending it was an ordinary prop hidden in plain sight, the defendant thought our forensic experts would overlook such a thing.
[He pauses to let all this information sink in. As he does so, he looks over at the defence with another serene smile, his eyes boring into Lioriley as if daring her to raise any objections to the information so far.]