THE CASE OF THE BLACK PEARL RING: COURTROOM DRAMA

In CAPTIVE DELIVERANCE, Gina's perpetrators are caught. In the sequel, she is the main witness in the courtroom trial.

The Case of the Black Pearl Ring
Laveda D. Rockford
2019



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ES/ COURT HOUSE
FS/ COURTROOM
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY:
Gina is sitting behind the divider on the stand as a witness. The Prosecuting Attorney is asking her questions. 
“Gina, who raped you?”


GINA:
Gina points to Caldera Drool, aka: Cal.
“He did!”

MS / TO MCU / OVER THE SHOULDER TWO-SHOT
Cal answered by shaking his head back and forth. And when he started to open his mouth, Gina beat him to the punch. 
GINA:
“You raped me, stole from me, and now you’re lying to cover it up.”  
MS COURTROOM/EYE-LEVEL
There is a simultaneous gasp in the courtroom. People start talking about the accusations.  
FS/ WORM’S EYE-VIEW 
JUDGE:
The Judge slammed the gavel against the sound rock, 
“Oder in the court.”
Slamming the gavel against the sound rock a second time, he says with a louder voice, 
“Order in the court!”
CAMERA BACKS OUT TO CAMERA LINE / MS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WITH GINA IN THE
BACKGROUND
With the room quieter, the Prosecuting Attorney immediately asked, “He stole from you?”
GINA:
Gina looked long and hard at Cal and answered, 
“Yes, he stole my dignity and my security.”
FADE OUT COURTROOM NOISE AND START VOICE-OVER


VOICE-OVER, WADE:
“The court case lasted for another three weeks. It was one year ago when the
Black Bloods were arrested. Silence surrounded the atmosphere while we waited to hear if and when the jury came to a decision. Sparks of
discouragement came and went with each hour. She tried to keep her spirits
up knowing the LORD had it all under control. She was reminded many times
of this verse, “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
“In the afternoon of the third day, we received notice that the jury came to a decision. We were to meet in the courtroom.”

FADE OUT/ FADE IN COURTROOM ON THE DAY OF VERDICT 

***

An excerpt from THE CASE OF THE BLACK PEARL RING, the sequel to the screenplay YAHREH.

YAHREH is the screenplay of CAPTIVE DELIVERANCE, a Christian book series. YAHREH and THE CASE OF THE BLACK PEARL RING are registered with Writers Guild of America West.

© 2019 Laveda D. Rockford
    Dallas, Texas USA


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