A/N: Case trial up next.
Harry paced quietly around his cell. It was boring for him. He wanted to leave, and the police weren't telling him anything except for when their trial was, which happened to be today. He wasn't allowed to do anything except stay in the cell. It had only been a day now since they first entered this monotonous precinct, but he was already bored.
Louis had been taken away from him after only an hour of being together and Louis had thrown a fit at their separation. He promised Harry quietly that he wouldn't do anything bad from then on and he hadn't heard anything yet.
His head shot up from against the wall as he heard the distinct sound of feet padding along the ground. He slowly walked towards the cell gate, jumping back a little when two guards stopped in front of it.
"It's your lucky day. You can finally leave-" Harry frowned. "-for your trial that is. Whether you go to jail or not is up to the court," a guard said who had another guard beside him.
They both held an arm as he was taken out of the cell and through the many corridors. They finally arrived at a police car where he was pushed in and taken away to meet his fate.
In the District Courtroom, Louis and Harry sat by each other. Louis was staring down at his hands while Harry just stared straight forward. They had their representative sitting next to him as well. The court was relatively full as this was probably the biggest case they had in years.
There was a light murmur in the room as people talked about them. Louis could feel their stares on his back as he anxiously looked around the room. The Judge still hadn't arrived yet, and it was almost time for their hearing.
Liam and DC Horan were on the table beside them as the opposing side. They were obviously prepared for them as they had many files and looked very determined compared to Harry and Louis.
Harry's hand slipped into Louis' who jumped before staring up at him. They silently shared all their thoughts through their eyes alone. Louis sighed then rested his head in Harry's chest.
"It's okay."
Some of the people glared at them as Harry kissed his forehead and rubbed his back.
"All rise."
The court silenced as the door was pushed open and the Judge walked in. Louis gasped and lifted his head up to look at the Judge then stood up. He tightly held onto Harry's hand as he watched the Judge sit down in her chair.
"Department One of the District Court is now in session. Judge Walters presiding. Please be seated."
"The prosecution may call its first witness."
"We call the owner of the bar Edward Bell and William White were seen at."
They remained expressionless as the bartender, Zayn, walked towards the witness stand. He got sworn in before he sat down.
"Please state your first and last name."
"Zayn Malik"
"You may be seated."
Liam stood up as he moved to stand in front of the witness stand.
"What bar do you own Mr Malik?"
"'The Crow'"
"Where is that may I ask?"
"102 Main Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts"
"On the night of May 25th, where were you?"
"I was at my bar."
"And did you see these two, Mr Bell and Mr White, at the bar on that day?"
"Yes, I did."
"Did they ever refer to themselves as Edward and William to you?"
"Yeah," Zayn shrugged.
"Thank you, you may continue with your statement."
"Well err... Edward and William came into my bar and sat at their table-"
"-At what time?"
"Around 9:30."
"Had you seen them before?"
"Yes, a few times."
"Did you ever talk to the two of them?"
"No. I didn't."
"Continue," Liam said as he started to pace around.
"Who did they talk to apart from each other?"
"Well William spoke to this guy at the bar, I don't know who he was, while Edward disappeared."
"Okay, what did he do after that?"
"I think they were flirting or something and they let a bit later."
"Was Harry still at the bar?"
"I don't know; I don't remember seeing him."
"Okay. What time did he leave with the guy?"
"Around 9:45."
"Have they come to your bar before?"
"They come to my bar sometimes but not often."
"And when they did come what happened?"
"William would leave with someone most of the time."
"Would you ever see those people again after those times?"
"Umm...No actually." Zayn frowned.
"Thank you. I have no further questions," Liam finished.
"Does the defence have any questions?" the Judge asked.
"No, Your Honour."
"Witness is excused. The prosecution may call the next witness."
A neighbour of their's and someone who was at the bar on that day had said their statements before it was Louis' turn to speak.
"Please state your name."
"William White" Louis scoffed.
"Real name," Liam said, glaring at him straight after.
He sighed. "Louis Tomlinson."
"What time did you leave to go to the bar on May 25th?" Liam questioned.
"Around 7:30."
"How long did it take you to get there?"
"2 hours."
"That long?! Just to go to a bar."
"We like his bar; we would travel that far for it." Louis shrugged.
"Well considering you don't travel there often, I still don't think I know anyone would want to go that far for a bar."
"We only go there every so often; we are not regular goers, and maybe you just need to know more people who will do things like that," Louis smirked as he leant his elbows against the table.
"What time did you arrive?"
"9:25."
"When did you leave?"
"I don't know; I wasn't paying attention."
"So the guy you were seen flirting with, who was he?"
"We weren't flirting per say; he just wanted to talk to me. I don't remember his name, though; I wasn't really interested in him."
"Why were you flirting with him when you already have a Fiancé?"
"We had an argument that day; I was just trying to make him jealous."
"Okay. When you left what happened after, you left the bar?"
"'i let him walk home while I waited for Harry."
"Why did you let him go?"
"I had told him that I was trying to make Harry jealous, so nothing was going to happen."
"Why did you want to make Harry jealous?" Liam asked.
"We had had an argument that day, as I said, and we were angry at each other."
"Alright then. After that, what happened?"
"Harry met me outside saying he wanted to leave, so we left."
"At what time?"
"I already told you I don't remember."
Liam huffed before deciding to ask another question. "Your neighbour says they saw you two arrive home at around 2 in the morning, so if it takes you two hours to go from your home to the bar, why did it take you almost five hours to get back?"
"We took a detour."
"To where?"
"We stopped in a field for about two and a half hours, there wasn't a name for it I think, but it was about half an hour away from the usual route we take."
"What route do you usually take?"
"Interstate 290."
Liam nodded, probably familiar with the road.
"What were you doing in the field?"
"We made up and just sat there for the hour while doing...other things" Louis added with a smirk and Liam rolled his eyes at Louis' comment.
"We managed to find a barn that was just of the interstate 290, in a field which we presume is where you went with your victims" Louis' jaw harden as he tried not to react to what he was saying.
"But how could that be ours, though?"
"In this barn, we found some hair that belonged to both of you and there was one other one that we found that could only belong to the guy you were talking to. Does any of this sound familiar to you."
"No," he said through gritted teeth.
"Are you sure? Because we also found some fingerprints belonging to you and Harry around the basement of this barn."
"I am very sure."
Liam nodded before asking a different question. "So Mr Malik says that whenever you came to his bar, you would leave with someone. What happened to those people?"
"I don't know. They live their own lives."
"Are you sure you don't know, or you just don't want to tell me?"
"I don't know," Louis muttered.
"You wouldn't cheat on your fiancé would you?"
"Your Honour, I object to this question," their lawyer said.
"Mr Payne, please refrain from asking this question."
"I am sorry, Your Honour" Liam apologised before looking at Louis. "We have reason to believe that you killed those people that you left with from the bar. Is that true?"
"No. It isn't."
"When we came to your house on May 26th, you were nowhere to be found. Where were you if you had arrived back at your house at two in the morning?"
"We heard you coming so we left."
"Understandable" he added. "When we got to your motel the next day, we saw that you had some marks, what looked like scars on your back, thighs and around your shoulders. Was this from Harry or yourself?"
Louis laughed at the question, hiding his mouth behind his hand. "We do like to have a bit of a rough time during sex; it's our thing. We made love the night before."
Liam seemed to blush while Harry, Louis and Niall smirked.
"Why was there a knife on the wall when we came in? This knife precisely. Did Harry use it on you?" Liam said as he handed a picture of the knife to the judge and it was seen on the TV screen for the jury.;
"He didn't use it on me."
"Did he attack you?"
"No."
"How did it get there?"
"He was annoyed about you guys coming into our house, so he just threw it at the wall."
"Is he violent towards you?"
"No, otherwise I wouldn't be with him."
"The gun on the floor. Why was that there?" Liam asked and handed another photo to the judge.
"We keep it for defence."
"You didn't use it on anyone did you?"
"No."
Liam asked him some more questions about past situations which Louis naturally denied.
"Thank you for your time. That's all of my questions."
Harry went next with the same questions asked as Louis and gave an alibi just like Louis'. Harry wasn't as responsive as Louis, deciding only to give short answers.
"Thank you for your time. That's all of my questions."
Harry nodded before going back to his seat. He gave Louis a quick kiss on the lips then cheek then faced the judge.
He held onto Louis' hand tightly as the judge looked at them.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am now going to read to you the law that you must follow in deciding this case. To prove the crime charged against the defendant, the prosecution must prove three things to you: First, that the accused committed murder, killing one person from what the prosecution know, Second, that they intentionally killed this person; and Third, that the defendants were involved in plotting the murders of these people. If each of you believes that the prosecution proved all three of these things beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty. But if you believe the prosecution did not prove any one of these things beyond a reasonable doubt, then you must find the defendant not guilty. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not mean beyond all possible doubt. It means that you must consider all of the evidence and that you are very sure that the charge is true. Are you ready with final arguments?"
Niall stood up this time, ready to give their statement to the jury.
"Your Honour, and the ladies and gentleman of the jury, we have reason to believe that Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles have committed First-degree murder and all the other things that you mentioned according to our knowledge. We believe that we have a lot of evidence to prove that they have committed all of the three points you mentioned. First of all, we have footage of them kidnapping people, which you have seen, and driving off with them to where they were later killed. They may have been taken to this barn where they would have been murdered then burnt to get rid of their discarded body parts. Second, we found knives in their home that had some traces of human blood that didn't belong to them. Third, there were overheard conversations about choosing people to be their victims in the bar. Therefore, based on this evidence, we find the defendants guilty."
Their Public Defender stood up next to make his statement for Harry and Louis.
"Your Honour, and the ladies and gentleman of the jury, what the prosecution has accused the defendants of is outrageous as they have no proper evidence to show that they have committed these murders they have accused them of. How are they sure that it is them in the footage? Could it not have been mistaken for someone else? Do they have evidence that they were killed in these instances? How do you know that these supposed 'victims' were harmed at the barn when they could have used it for something else. Second of all, who did the blood belong to if it wasn't there's? It could simply be a stain of some sort. Lastly, the people who overheard their conversations may not have been accurate with their retelling of the story. What the prosecution cannot prove is that they committed Genocide as the there were no bodies found. There is a reasonable doubt, and therefore these two are clearly not guilty of what they have been accused of, they are innocent people who wouldn't commit such a crime."
"Thank you. The jury can now make their decision on this case."
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