Matt (ablinddevil) wrote in we_coexist, @ 2015-04-12 09:50:00 |
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Entry tags: | edward nigma, enigma, jonathan crane, matt murdock, rose tyler, steve rogers, zz:status complete |
Trials (Edward/Matt Narrative; will tag others involved)
Matt sat back against the hard wood of the chair, swiveling slightly on the mechanism to face his client some. Eddie whispered something in to his ear, a quip of some sort that Matt found distasteful and wrong. But Matt smiled anyway, albeit small and tight-lipped, offering a bit of encouragement to his client.
It seemed the entire courtroom was holding their breath as they waited for the verdict. All of the facts had been given for and against Eddie, the witnesses had been summoned and examined and the scenarios offered.
Matt had made the closing arguments to the jury and then the panel left to deliberate.
Some where behind him, Matt knew Rose sat. Her presence gave him confidence. He would need her support more than ever after the jury deliberated and came to a conclusion.
It took only an hour before the jury was back. The foreman stood, lifting the folded paper at which their decision lay.
Eddie leaned forward in his seat, primed with anticipation. Matt continued to sit settled against his chair.
"We the jury..." the woman breathed. She licked over her lips and her fingers trembled as she held up the paper "...find the defendant Edward Nashton not guilty of kidnapping and aggravated assault."
Matt emitted a breath.
Edward flashed a wicked smile and clapped Matt on the shoulder. The gavel hit the desk and the Judge dismissed the case and everyone in the courtroom.
Feeling like he was floating, Matt found himself standing on the steps of the courthouse. Somewhere in the distance Matt felt a pair of lips on his cheek; he knew the Nashton girl had kissed him. He felt outside of his own body and that brought him back a little.
The lawyer offered the girl a small, patient smile and a nod before he turned to look for Rose.
Edward beamed for a moment, proud, before narrowing his eyes in pain at the smack upside the head he had received from his husband. "Ow!" Eddie grunted, rubbing the side of his skull where Jonathan had hit him. But he was teeming with love and his long arms went around the thin frame of the man he loved.
It was over. Eddie was free and no charges were brought. Matt was far too good at his job, and Edward would make sure to compensate the man accordingly for it.