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- Title Page
- Dear Reader …
- Also by Robert Muchamore
- PART ONE
- Walter J Freeman Adolescent Mental Health Unit – East Grinstead, UK
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- Walter J. Freeman Adolescent Mental Health Unit – East Grinstead, UK
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- EPILOGUE
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- 2 NOT HARRY POTTER
‘Georgia!’ someone shouted from a public gallery that was in the process of being cleared. Since she was under eighteen, the hearing would be in private.
Georgia glanced warily at the empty judge’s platform. Her dad smiled, her mum made her feel uncomfortable, then she looked to her fellow suspects in the dock.
Gerard was at the far left, delivered from the prison hospital with a mesh patch over one eye and a cannula in his hand. Zac sat in a wheelchair to the right of the dock. He looked handsome in his dark brown suit, but Georgia could hardly bear to look at him.
‘All rise for Judge Malum,’ a clerk announced.
As everyone stood and the judge entered through a door directly behind her bench, Georgia was led to the jury area. She’d expected to stand with the others and guessed it was another rule related to being under eighteen.
‘We finally made it,’ the judge began, smiling as she poured a glass of water from a plastic jug. ‘Let’s get this moving. Lots of suspects to get through, so do keep it brief.’
The proceeding began with all the suspects saying they were present and naming the lawyers representing them. Then the judge began taking pleas, starting with Pippa, who faced the least serious charges: three breaches of the Official Secrets Act and conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism.
Pippa pled guilty to the secrecy charge but denied terrorism. Georgia listened intently as Pippa’s lawyer pleaded for her to be released on bail, on the grounds she was only twenty, had no previous convictions and that a complex trial with seven defendants could be more than a year away.
‘Given the serious and highly public nature of the offences, I feel the suspect should remain in custody while awaiting trial,’ Judge Malum said.
Georgia dry-heaved. If Pippa’s not getting out, I’m screwed …
Wendy pleaded not-guilty to a charge of assisting of plotters. Zac, Kamila and Elodie all pleaded not-guilty to three terrorist offences and conspiracy to commit murder. All four were denied bail.
When the judge moved to Gerard, he told the judge he did not recognise a court run by fascist oppressors, then raised his fist in the air and shouted, ‘Lenin!’ to each of nine charges, including several related to building the drone.
The judge looked unimpressed as she told the court clerk to enter no plea before sending him back to hospital.
‘Georgia Pack.’
Georgia wavered as she stood. Megan Seebag was steely, charging out of her seat to approach the judge’s bench with a wad of paperwork.