bewildered.
The judge turned to LeBeeb. “Has he been like this the whole time – refusing to talk? Is he damaged?”
“Your magnificence…he is one of the hardest cases I’ve ever seen and refused all our questions even when we promised him leniency if he exposed his accomplices.”
The judge spoke, “Clerk. Note that the prisoner refuses to utter any defense and will therefore get the maximum penalty…oh wait,” he said turning back to LeBeeb. “Commandant. What evidence do you have to support your charges?”
“Several of our men were fired on when they approached this person’s ship. That is where he was wounded.”
“Oh…fine. Were any of your men wounded or killed – you should have added aggravated threats or murder,” stated the judge.
“What weapon did this man have when you arrested him?” the judge asked trying to help LeBeeb out – some of these prosecutors had to be led along.
“This man obviously handed off his weapon before we captured him,” LeBeeb said.
“Probably…probably… Tell me about the contraband you seized. You forgot to say what type of drugs you seized. It was drugs wasn’t it?” inquired the judge.
“We suspect they were smuggl…” LeBeeb was explaining and the judge unexpectedly cut him off.
“Did you or did you not seize any drugs? Explain EXACTLY how much you seized.”
“We did not seize any contraband?” explained LeBeeb.
“What evidence do you have? I understand you seized this man’s ship?” the judge stated.
“This man destroyed our patrol cruiser and then landed at an abandoned airfield. He met with criminals and gave them drugs. That is when we approached and they started shooting at us. We found a used test kit on the site. It was Twasolo.”
“Really. Commandant. What did you find when you got inside the seized ship? You can testify to that can’t you?”
“Your magnificence…I did not enter the ship but I brought Professor LeEck. He was inside the ship and saw the incident with the patrol cruiser,” said LeBeeb and motioned the small man in the back to approach.
“I find this highly irregular,” the judge said with some exasperation showing through in his voice. “Who are you?” the judge asked as a little man approached the bench. This trial wasn’t going very well.
“Professor LeEck your magnificence,” said the little man.
“Are you the scientist at the university? Are you the one that helped design the new mobile communications system?” asked the judge.
“Yes,” LeEck said.
“Explain to me about this case. You were in the ship during the patrol cruiser incident?”
“Not really…let me explain…it is hard to believe,” LeEck said.
“Go ahead.” This case was peculiar and taking much too long.
“I was called to assist Commandant LeBeeb when the ship trapped two men inside,” LeEck said.
“Excuse me? You just surprised me. Go ahead professor. Tell it in your own way.”
“The ship could not be opened so the interdiction people decided to blast it open with explosives. The first attempt was a failure and when the ship decided the explosives would damage it – the ship opened the door and turned on its interior lights. This led two people to go inside. The ship trapped them and let one go. When I arrived I talked to the ship and it let the last one go when I promised we wouldn’t blow it up.”
“You’re serious. The ship kidnapped a man and let him go when you asked it. What happened then?”
“I went into the ship and the ship talked with me. It showed me a recording of the incident with the patrol craft. I realize that the patrol craft thought this ship was a smuggler and tried many times to destroy the ship with lasers and microwave weapons. Then the patrol craft pulled back and fired two missiles at this man’s craft,” said LeEck.
“…and this man’s ship destroyed the
The judge turned to LeBeeb. “Has he been like this the whole time – refusing to talk? Is he damaged?”
“Your magnificence…he is one of the hardest cases I’ve ever seen and refused all our questions even when we promised him leniency if he exposed his accomplices.”
The judge spoke, “Clerk. Note that the prisoner refuses to utter any defense and will therefore get the maximum penalty…oh wait,” he said turning back to LeBeeb. “Commandant. What evidence do you have to support your charges?”
“Several of our men were fired on when they approached this person’s ship. That is where he was wounded.”
“Oh…fine. Were any of your men wounded or killed – you should have added aggravated threats or murder,” stated the judge.
“What weapon did this man have when you arrested him?” the judge asked trying to help LeBeeb out – some of these prosecutors had to be led along.
“This man obviously handed off his weapon before we captured him,” LeBeeb said.
“Probably…probably… Tell me about the contraband you seized. You forgot to say what type of drugs you seized. It was drugs wasn’t it?” inquired the judge.
“We suspect they were smuggl…” LeBeeb was explaining and the judge unexpectedly cut him off.
“Did you or did you not seize any drugs? Explain EXACTLY how much you seized.”
“We did not seize any contraband?” explained LeBeeb.
“What evidence do you have? I understand you seized this man’s ship?” the judge stated.
“This man destroyed our patrol cruiser and then landed at an abandoned airfield. He met with criminals and gave them drugs. That is when we approached and they started shooting at us. We found a used test kit on the site. It was Twasolo.”
“Really. Commandant. What did you find when you got inside the seized ship? You can testify to that can’t you?”
“Your magnificence…I did not enter the ship but I brought Professor LeEck. He was inside the ship and saw the incident with the patrol cruiser,” said LeBeeb and motioned the small man in the back to approach.
“I find this highly irregular,” the judge said with some exasperation showing through in his voice. “Who are you?” the judge asked as a little man approached the bench. This trial wasn’t going very well.
“Professor LeEck your magnificence,” said the little man.
“Are you the scientist at the university? Are you the one that helped design the new mobile communications system?” asked the judge.
“Yes,” LeEck said.
“Explain to me about this case. You were in the ship during the patrol cruiser incident?”
“Not really…let me explain…it is hard to believe,” LeEck said.
“Go ahead.” This case was peculiar and taking much too long.
“I was called to assist Commandant LeBeeb when the ship trapped two men inside,” LeEck said.
“Excuse me? You just surprised me. Go ahead professor. Tell it in your own way.”
“The ship could not be opened so the interdiction people decided to blast it open with explosives. The first attempt was a failure and when the ship decided the explosives would damage it – the ship opened the door and turned on its interior lights. This led two people to go inside. The ship trapped them and let one go. When I arrived I talked to the ship and it let the last one go when I promised we wouldn’t blow it up.”
“You’re serious. The ship kidnapped a man and let him go when you asked it. What happened then?”
“I went into the ship and the ship talked with me. It showed me a recording of the incident with the patrol craft. I realize that the patrol craft thought this ship was a smuggler and tried many times to destroy the ship with lasers and microwave weapons. Then the patrol craft pulled back and fired two missiles at this man’s craft,” said LeEck.
“…and this man’s ship destroyed the
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