MOCK TRIAL

[mostwantedfrog]

[Once the house has been thoroughly investigated, Constantine appears again, his pet penguin following close behind him.]

You have found all that you have needed? Excellent. Now, you must come with me to the basement--it is time for a trial.

[He hops away, and if you follow him into the basement, you'll notice that the boarded-up hole in the wall has been cleared away to reveal a winding tunnel. It's not very big--the humans might have to crawl in order to get in. Once you've gotten through the tunnel, you'll find yourself in a massive cave, filled with stalactites and stalagmites. Boober might recognize it. The rocks here have been haphazardly rearranged to resemble a circular trial room. Constantine himself jumps up onto a very high stack of rocks off to the side, staying out of harm's reach.]

Now, your job is to find whoever killed--eugh, what was her name--Carolina or something. The chicken. If you find out who did it and vote for them, the murderer will be destroyed, and you will all go free. But if you get it wrong, which I am fully expecting....

[Constantine chuckles to himself.]

I will destroy you all, and finally take my revenge on all you Mappets.

[He sits back a little, waiting for the discussion to start.]

[TRIAL START!]

Comments

[biggerbadge]

Do you want him to be fat? That is entirely too much.

[He quickly balls his hands back up.]

[tobeginwith]

He seems smart enough. He'll eat it in moderation.

[He does notice the balled up hands though.]

What? It's not worth getting that angry about.

[its_not_fair]

[... where did you find armadillo feed?]

[asksforsolittle]

[not only that, but]

What about your hands?

[biggerbadge]

What about them?

[its_not_fair]

[Sarah realizes what Jareth is getting to]

You've showed us your arms... what about your hands? You keep sticking them in your pockets.

[biggerbadge]

Yes, because my armadillo bit them.

[asksforsolittle]

Your armadillo. That sounds like it could be serious. May we have a look?

[he gives Sarah a quick glance - a peck and a bite look quite different]

Just to make sure it isn't infected. I'd hate for us to lose another person needlessly.

[its_not_fair]

[She frowns. Is this it, really? Was the police officer really the killer?]

[biggerbadge]

[groan. he shows off his hands.

those marks certainly aren’t armadillo bites.]

[asksforsolittle]

[where's that music coming from? and why is it in a minor key from earlier?]

Well, little man from Interpol,
You seem to have a tarnished soul -
Enough lies about your armadillo ...
How'd you come by this pecadillo?

[tobeginwith]

...I just want to make it clear that I never authorized this storyline being turned into a musical, nor would I ever. For any storyline.

[looks directly at Oliver]

[its_not_fair]

You didn't authorize any storyline! Can't you see that we found the killer?!

[biggerbadge]

You think that it was me all along?
Ha! Your case is obviously not that strong.
Basing it off my bites from my pet
Is your most foolish endeavor yet!

[asksforsolittle]

This isn't a final accusation,
Just a further interrogation.
Explain what happened to your hands:
It's not that hard of a demand.

[biggerbadge]

Of this it’s the truth I’ll say
Bites from my armadill-ay
I simply have no reason to lie
And I’ve already told you my alibi

[its_not_fair]

[Sarah gently picks up the armadillo, cradling it in her arms]

If that's true, then the bite marks will match his mouth.

[She steps towards him with the creature.]

[asksforsolittle]

If they don't, his alibi's going south.

[its_not_fair]

[She just gives him a look. REALLY?! Was that REALLY necessary?!]

[biggerbadge]

[...so. they don’t match.]

...

[asksforsolittle]

It looks like things here just don't match.
We seem to've found ourselves a catch.
Let's clear things up here - Mr. Dickens!
Is the feed in his pockets made for chickens?

[tobeginwith]

You’d know better than I would given how much you enjoy eating chicken feed.

[biggerbadge]

[sNORT]

[asksforsolittle]

.... The only thing I've eaten out of that kitchen is the cereal. Stop that.

[biggerbadge]

More like a bowl of chicken feed.