The Inheritance: Chapter 5 - Part II (Updated 11/14)
eefje00704:
Well yeah, now you need good evidence to convict someone, but back then in a little town in Italy ... I don't think CSI had been invented yet. I think it's realistic to think that some people got convicted wrongfully.
Oh yes, great update btw!
Trepie22:
This story is amazing! Really great, I love it :)
CuriousSimmer:
The Inheritance
Chapter 4 - Part VII
November 1964
The trial progressed. Judge Vicenzi said, "The prosecution may call its first witness."
The prosecutor rose. "Thank you, your honor. The prosecution calls Signora Adela de Luca."
When Adela had been sworn in, they began their questioning. "Signora de Luca, you are a friend of Signora Moretti, are you not?"
"Yes."
"And you and she share personal things?"
"Yes."
"How would you describe Signora Moretti's marriage?"
Adela looked at me, and then looked past me. By the way her eyebrows furrowed, I could tell she was looking at Dante. "It was happy, as far as I could tell. I've known Elizabeth and Dante for almost twenty years and not until about a year ago did I think that Elizabeth was unhappy."
"And why do you suppose she was?"
"Her husband was spending much time away from home in his job."
"And when did you first find out about Signor Moretti's infidelity?"
"I don't remember the day. A few days before the fundraiser. We had our usual meeting and we were talking about the things that were going on in our lives. And she told us she found out that Dante was having an affair with his chief aide, Chiara Castelli."
"Was she angry?"
"I don't know."
"Let me rephrase: did she seem angry?"
"No," said Adela. "She seemed sad, and hurt, but she didn't seem angry."
"Thank you, Signora de Luca. No further questions."
"I have no questions, your honor," said my attorney, and before she stepped down, Adela gave me a sad, apologetic smile. I felt the corners of my mouth turn up, as if to tell her that she had nothing to worry about.
"The prosecution calls Signora Capricia Volante."
"Signora Volante," said the prosecutor after she had been put under oath. "You are friends with Signora Moretti as well, are you not?"
"I am. I also have an apartment next door to Signor Moretti's apartment in the city."
"I see. You were there when Signora Moretti revealed her knowledge of her husband's infidelity?"
"Yes," said Capricia. "It was precisely as Adela de Luca described. Except..." she hesitated.
"Except what, Signora?" asked the prosecutor, leaning towards her over the podium. "Please be reminded that you are under oath."
She sighed. "She did seem angry to me. She looked like she might hurt someone."
"Thank you. No further questions."
"Signora, what makes you say that my client looked like she might hurt someone?"
"I can't say," said Capricia. "It was a feeling."
"I see," said my attorney, clearly discounting her. "Did she say anything to that effect?"
"No."
"Did she do anything to suggest that she intended to hurt her husband?"
"No."
"No more questions."
The questions went on and on. They called Angela next and badgered her until she confessed that my family had been at odds with hers for years, and that her husband had been attacked under mysterious circumstances.
My attorney seemed unable to walk that back, even with sworn affidavits that I had been home the entire day. The prosecution suggested that I may have paid a hitman, both to attack Giorelli and my husband, but there was no evidence that I had withdrawn any money beyond the usual expenses.
Yes, the trial seemed to go on forever, until we were nearing the end of November. Every intimate detail of my life, from my marriage to Dante to the humiliating affair was aired before the court. But they still had nothing to link me to the crime.
Their biggest support came from the fact that I had no alibi for the night Giovanni Giorelli went missing and Angela's house was ransacked. Try as I might, even I couldn't remember where I had been. But I knew that I hadn't stolen Angela's husband's rifle and used it to kill Chiara Castelli.
I knew it, but would anyone else believe it?
Glamily:
awesome update
Leslie07:
Very nice! :happy8: Looking forward to reading more!
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