Editing Defence of (Trial)

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|ID = 327312
|Icon = alarmingscholar.png
|Description summary = This storylet's title varies depending on the {{IL|Trial Being Fought}}, while the description varies based on your level of {{IL|Barrister of the Evenlode}} and the current {{IL|Progress of a Trial}}.
{{:Choose a case/Tables/Trial Being Fought}}
{{:Choose a case/Tables/Barrister of the Evenlode}}
{{Variant table|Condition = Progress of a Trial|Condition alias = Progress|Effect = Second Paragraph|Compact = yes
|Value 0 = You have limited time to look over your papers before proceedings begin.
|Value 1 = If there are any motions that can usefully be made to change the shape of this case, now is the moment to bring them.
|Value 2 = As the defending counsel, you must, of course, sit through the prosecution's opening arguments, together with their presentation of evidence.
|Value 3 = The case has now been laid out, and it is up to you to offer a closing argument.
|Value 4 = Each side has presented its case. It is time see where the balance of the decision will come to rest.
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|Game Instructions = As you progress through the trial, you will have opportunities to raise or lower the difficulty of the case. The greater the difficulty, the harder it will be to win the case, but the greater the rewards you will receive for doing so.
|Unlocked with = various redirects from [[Choose a case]]
|location = Evenlode Courts
|Option1 = Withdraw in favour of another lawyer
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=={{IL|Progress of a Trial}} 0==
{{Options|Craft a water-tight case}}
{{Options|Form a working understanding of the particulars}}
=={{IL|Progress of a Trial}} 1==
{{Options|Work with the judge you have}}
{{Options|Contrive an exchange of judges}}
{{Options|Bring on the most rigorous judge}}
{{Options|Draw on the insight of a professional colleague}}
{{Options|Engage in a spot of witness intimidation}}
=={{IL|Progress of a Trial}} 2==
{{Options|Explore the full legal complexity of the case}}
{{Options|Be rigorously honest}}
{{Options|Show the (defendant) in the most sympathetic possible light}}
=={{IL|Progress of a Trial}} 3==
{{Options|Grandstand! (Defence){{!}}Grandstand!}}
{{Options|Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel}}
{{Options|Run out the clock (Defence)}}
{{Options|Run out the clock (Prosecution)}}
{{Options|Destroy evidence against the (defendant)}}
=={{IL|Progress of a Trial}} 4==
{{Options|Await a verdict on the matter of (crime)}}
{{Options|Plead that your client has already repented}}
{{Options|Introduce the possibility of a 'Not Proven' verdict for the (defendant)}}
{{Options|Smuggle the (defendant) out}}
{{Options|Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Defence){{!}}Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin}}
{{Options|Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Prosecution){{!}}Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron}}
{{Options|Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Defence){{!}}Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron}}
{{Options|Bribe the Venge-rats with a little of their own favourite tipple}}
{{Options|Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Defence){{!}}Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell}}
{{Options|Bribe the furious Tomb-Colonist with the sweet taste of revenge}}