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Miles Edgeworth ([personal profile] prosecutes) wrote2009-11-19 12:50 am

Statement § 2 [Filter > Police Force]

[Edgeworth holds in his hand Adachi's latest report of recently departed and newly arrived citizens. The report was, as usual, handed to him in the morning. It contains no mention of Dahlia Hawthorne. If it is to be trusted (and for the time being, Edgeworth will indeed believe that Tohru has been doing his job properly), then her arrival was sometime earlier in the day.]

Attention, all members of the police force: Be on the lookout for a recent arrival named Dahlia Hawthorne.

/Dahlia.jpg

This woman is a known criminal with a history of manipulation, attempted homicide and murder in the first degree. She is capable of posing as her twin sister Iris. Use your best judgment and do not confuse the two under any circumstance.

/Iris.jpg

This message is only a warning, not an arrest warrant. In accordance with Somarium's laws, Dahlia remains innocent until proven guilty of a crime in this world. If confronted, she is likely to put on a helpless and innocent act. Convincing as it may be, she is not to be trusted.

[identity profile] chose-death.livejournal.com 2009-11-19 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Javert examined the images carefully. The two girls were nearly identical save for their starkly different hair colors, but Javert could not discount the possibility of cosmetic hair-dye or wigs.

He would have to treat this case... ah. Delicately, so to speak. Or, in Javert's case, he would merely have to remain clever about it.]


Noted.

She will not remain 'innocent' for long if she is as you say.
Edited 2009-11-19 08:59 (UTC)

[identity profile] chose-death.livejournal.com 2009-11-20 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Javert does not appear worried. In fact, he is exceedingly calm and confident. Dahlia will be caught, he was sure of that. His lids were cast to the floor in thought.]

Then she will be watched. Kuzunoha is capable. Wright can report any activity he notes.

[He raises his eyes to Edgeworth.]

We will nab her when she is just about to finish sharpening her knife. You know the proper point; only when her guilt is undeniable, but before she can complete any crime.
Edited 2009-11-20 01:10 (UTC)

[identity profile] chose-death.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Hm. A single eyebrow arches upward.]

His won't be the only eyes on her. You don't mean to say she is la criminelle parfaite - no, none of them are perfect! They always commit again.

Time is the uncertainty here.
Edited 2009-11-21 09:11 (UTC)

[identity profile] chose-death.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[The expression he casts at Edgeworth could be described as one Shakespeare would have cast an amateur auteur that had just suggested to him a rhyme.

... And yet his tone remains respectful.]


Consider it done, M. Edgeworth.

[A bow of his head into the video feed.]

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-19 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if it wasn't in this world, should murderers still be allowed to roam free?

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-20 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
...So we're supposed to just wait for her to do it again, then?

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-20 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
It's always been enough where I'm from.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't, obviously. I'm not an idiot.

But this isn't the same.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
So instead you're just leaving her free, putting everyone in danger.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
Arrest her, obviously. It's not like I'm saying she should be killed for it.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
...Fine. But I won't stand idly by if Van arrives here.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
A crazed maniac who tried to destroy the entire world, kill everyone, and replace them with replicas.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
I have no intentions of letting him get to that point.

[identity profile] shouharekkousen.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm only here to protect people. If the way it's run works, then that's fine with me. But if I don't like it, then I'll leave.

[identity profile] snapekillsedgar.livejournal.com 2009-11-20 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[It was the same as with Glenn Baskerville...]

If we know she's dangerous, why are we waiting until she actually commits a crime again?! That's just as good as letting her get away with it.

[identity profile] snapekillsedgar.livejournal.com 2009-11-20 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Good point, but if she's a known criminal, doesn't that mean proof definitely exists? If you already know so much about the history of her crimes, then how is that not enough proof already that this woman is probably going to do something else?

[identity profile] getinthetube.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'll keep a lookout for her.

[identity profile] getinthetube.livejournal.com 2009-11-21 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
I understand, sir. It seems we should all proceed with caution.

[identity profile] getinthetube.livejournal.com 2009-11-22 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
I will.