| From: | angliss@********.edu (Brian Angliss) |
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| Subject: | Looks like the hearing's started |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Sep 1996 14:40:48 -0700 |
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sure they are), a transcript of the disciplinary hearing of Commander Drake,
everyone's favorite InterPol cop. Anyone else besides me hope he gets
thrown in jail?
Well, here goes.
+++++ begin Trideo record, International Police Hearing S57-01 +++++
The room before you is not a standard courtroom. Instead, it appears a
slightly more comfortable version of the room that the wartime courtmartial
trids portray. Instead of bare and whitewashed cinderblock walls and a
simple tile floor, the Hearing Room of InterPol HQ is carpeted, with well
built oaken tables and comfortable armchairs.
The head of the room is a long oak table, behind which are set four high
backed chairs of what appears to be green velour, which are likely antiques.
Before them on the table are four name plates. From left to right, the
names are Rep. Lang, UCAS, Chief Skinwalker, Ute, Sir Harold Burns, Great
Britain, and M. Okyoshu, Imp. Japan. Before each seat is also a full pitcher
of ice water.
To the left of the head table is a small table and chair with a computer
terminal built into the table, likely the clerk's table. Behind the clerk is
a single, normally sized door. To the right is another small table, without
a computer terminal. On it sits a James Bible and what appears to be a bound
copy of the InterPol Charter.
Facing the head table, and on the other side of the International Police
seal, are two tables. The one on the left side has only a single armchair,
and the nameplate is labled "Prosecution: Lieutenant Gerry Barr." The other
table, across a small aisle, has a single armchair and a strangly shaped and
hard wood chair. The nameplates on this table say "Defense: Lieutenant
Rachel Mizikar" and "Defendant: Commander Paul Drake."
There are no seats for witnesses other than at the witness table, and there
are no seats for the press. It appears as if this disciplinary hearing will
be closed. As is normal with InterPol.
The date on the film says September 18, 2057, and the time is currently 0856.
At precisely 0900, the camera, which must be mounted in the ceiling, turns to
face the rear of the room as the single door opens. In strides Lieutenant
Gerry Barr, a tall elven man with long, bright red hair and cat modified
cybereyes. Dressed in InterPol's black dress uniform, you notice that he has
been decorated by several member nations, including UCAS, CAS, Britain, and
Germany for being wholely responsible for the arrests of various criminals.
His uniform also displays the Legal division insignia.
Following Lieutenant Barr is Lieutenant Rachel Mizikar. About 1.7m tall,
caucasion with long blond hair sticking out from under her hat, and wearing
actual glasses, she has no obvious cyberware at all and appears every bit the
nerdy schoolmarm. On her black dress uniform, you also notice decorations:
valor and wounded in the line of duty, plus several that are likely nation
specific. As she moves, you see a single line of blond hair braided tightly,
with an eagle feather attached to the very end. While her insignias identify
her as a member of InterPol's Legal division based out of Seattle, she
couldn't have earned that feather by being a mere lawyer or a total bookworm.
And lastly, before the three InterPol Enforcement guards, comes Commander
Paul Drake himself. His dress uniform, however, is strangely lacking of any
decorations or even a rank and location insignia. It retains only the
InterPol seal and the Special Branch division patch. Standing slightly
taller than Lt. Mizikar, his draconic form moves quickly and far too smoothly
to be unaugmented. Not that's not obvious by the scales, muzzle, rebuilt
legs, or the spiked tail. Somehow, though, he looks comfortable in his
uniform, as if he was meant to wear it.
All three individuals reach their respective seats, but remain standing. As
soon as the rear door closes, the side door behind the clerk's table opens,
and the clerk enters, alone. One by one, over the next 2 minutes, three of
the panelists arrive, mutually surprised by each other's presence. Then Sir
Harold Burns arrives, apologizing. Upon his arrival, both counsuls and Drake
sit.
Thomas Lang, Technocratic Representative to the UCAS House of
Representatives, from the state of Connecticut and UCAS representative to the
International Police Governing Council, is about 55, 2.0m tall, human, and
has grey hair and a bald spot on the crown of his head. He appears to be
slightly overweight, and is wearing a conservative double-breasted charcoal
suit with a red, white, and blue tie.
Chief Eric Skinwalker, Commanche Tribal Elder and Ute Nation representative
to the Governing Council, is about 1.6m tall, human, and probably about 60
years old. He is wearing a modern angular suit with a paisly tie and striped
shirt. His long black hair is well streaked with grey and white, and it is
braided. He is also wearing several peices of turquoise jewlrey and appears
to have the look of a shaman.
Miyamoto Okyoshu, Imperial Japanese representative to the Governing Council,
is also human, about 1.8m tall, and completely bald even though he appears to
be in his mid forty's. He is wearing an old single breasted pinstripe suit
with a yellow bow tie. He is extremely thin and wears several small peices
of jewlrey, including a jade earring in his left ear.
Sir Harold Burns, senior representative and British representative to the
Governing Council, appears to be about 65, and an ork. You recall hearing
about some of the old families murdering thier goblinizing children in
Britain, as well as around the world. Apparently Sir Burns either avoided
this fate or was Knighted without being a member of an old-line family. He
is about 2.1m tall, with greying auburn hair, and rather thin. He is also
wearing an InterPol dress uniform, but it identifies him as coming from the
old guard, when InterPol was mostly European, rather than truly global in
scope and operations.
The four panel members continue to chat quietly until Sir Burns coughs a
couple of times and begins to speak.
Burns: Before we begin this unfortunate buisness, I would like to explain
both my personal presence here on the panel and the rest of the composition
of it. I am here because of the magnitude of the charges leveled against
Commander Drake, and because the Special Branch charter, Section 96b,
requires it. However, I would like to say that, even if I were not needed
here, I would be a member of this panel regardless. I feel that Special
Branch is as much in question as Commander Drake's conduct in his most recent
investigation, and I suspect that this hearing will set the tone for further
relations between the normal InterPol structure and the semi-autonomous
Special Branch.
That said, I feel it is important to explain why Rep. Lang and M. Okyoshu are
present. Quite simply, I felt that justice would be more likely done if the
individuals who pressed the hardest for this hearing were here to see and
participate in its proceedings. While I recognize that this biases the
proceedings inherently against Commander Drake, I feel that both these men
will be willing to let the facts speak for themselves, rather than thier
personal feelings regarding the Commander.
Finally, Chief Skinwalker is present at my request also. He is well known
for his bravery and honor, both working with InterPol and prior to his
arrival at our front door. He is also known for his impartiality and honesty
regarding other people. I felt that such an intuitively important hearing as
this could only benefit from his presence and input.
That said, and on the record, let us begin this unfortunate buisness.
Opening remarks, either of you?
Prosecution: None, Sir.
Defense: None, Sir.
Burns: Clerk, read off the list of charges for which we are holding this
disciplinary hearing.
Clerk: Of course, Sir. The following charges are to be answered and the
circumstances to be explained in the following hearing.
1: That Commander Drake did knowingly aid and abet a known criminal,
and upon arrest, released him in corporate territory with which InterPol does
not currently maintain a Jurisdictional Agreement.
2: That Commander Drake is directly responsible for the death of an
agent under his personal command.
3: That Commander Drake was derelict in his duty as an International
Police officer by allowing Jason Running Wolf Lynch to remain at large when
he could have been arrested, leading immediately to the circumstances of no.
2 above.
4: That Commander Drake disobeyed direct orders of a superior officer
to eliminate Jason Running Wolf Lynch, thus causing no. 2 above and allowing
significant loss of life and collateral damage to occur as a result of Mr.
Lynch's continued survival.
Burns: Should the Disciplinary Panel find that Commander Drake should face
criminal charges and a court of law following this hearing, the facts and
testimony presented here shall be admissible in a criminal trial.
For the record, this hearing is a secure one. What this means is that,
while the testimony and facts presented here will be recorded for future use
and records, no testimony here will be presented to a court trial without
first gaining both a written authorization from the individual and
orginizations, if any, they represent, as well as a subpeona. This is also
required by InterPol charter, since the multinational aspects of our
operations are such that the testimony here could be damaging to the national
security of affected nations.
Now that that's been said, have counsuls decided the order of questions,
presentation of evidence, and questioning which we will be following?
Defense: We have, Sir.
Burns: Lt. Barr?
Prosecution: Yes, Sir.
Burns: Very well, then. Let us begin. Call the first witness....
+++++ End Trideo record, International Police Hearing S57-01+++++
What follows is the start of the various testimony. I've clipped most of it
out, except for the most interesting stuff. I'll upload it as I get
it.]<<<<<
-- Trideo Pirate <14:39:43/09-23-57>
