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Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Cheats

by Len Green 4 sections about 43 minutes to read

CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION.


Select Bobby Sloan from witness list
.

[157]   
Question Bobby Sloan :-

(A)    “On the morning of May 10, did
you see the victim, Jenny Russ, speaking with a man while she was purchasing
water at your coffee cart?”.

(B)    “Is that man in this courtroom
today?”.

            (C)    “Were Ms. Russ and the defendant
speaking?”.

(D)    “Did you hear what they were
speaking about?”.

(E)    “Did Mr. Stanton have a dog
with him?”.

 

Defense Cross Examination.

[158]   
Object to Duncan question
“Two hundred.  That’s a lot of people and I suppose you always remember them
all?”.

[159]   
Object to Duncan question
– “Wasn’t the man unhappy because someone
simply tried to get in line ahead of him?”.


Select Lucy Traine from witness list
.

[160]   
Question Lucy Traine :-

(A)    “Were you a close friend of
the victim’s?”.

(B)    “Can you tell the court if Ms.
Russ owned a dog?”.

(C)    “Did you ever see her pet a
dog?”.

(D)    “Did Ms. Russ ever speak with
you about her other investors?”.

 

Defense Cross Examination.

[161]   
Object to Duncan question
– “And you were angry with her because you
realized she wasn’t such a good friend after all, weren’t you?”.

 

Prosecution Redirect.

[162]   
“Why did you leave that note for the victim?”.


Select Consuelo Martinez from witness list
.

[163]   
Question Consuelo Martinez :-

(A)    How long had you provided
veterinary care to Mr. Stanton’s dog.

(B)    What was the dog’s name?

(C)    When was the last time you
treated Stanton’s dog?

 

Defense Cross Examination.

[164]    Object to Duncan question
“In your opinion as a licensed veterinarian, had the dog eaten rat poison when
Mr. Stanton was not at home?”.


Select Detective Lennie Briscoe from witness list
.

Select pillow with hair from topic list.

[165]   
Question Detective Lenny Briscoe :-

(A)    “During your interview with
the defendant, did you ask him about owning a dog?”.

(B)    “Did you find evidence of a
dog’s presence when you searched the
defendant’s residence?”.

Select dog tag from topic list.

[166]  (C)   
“Did you find evidence of a dog’s presence at the crime scene?”.

(D)    “Subsequent to your interview
with  Stanton, what did your investigation reveal?”.

 

Defense Cross Examination.

[167]   
Object to Duncan question
– “Wasn’t the dog tag you found in the park
lying there for many days before the murder?”.


Select Scott Donovan from witness list
.

Select James Stanton’s background check
from topic list
.

[168]   
Question Scott Donovan :-

(A    “What did the phone records
show about communications between the defendant and the victim just before the
murder?”.

(B)    “How much money did the
defendant lose on the Bio-Norm Industries I.P.O., Ms. Russ’ last deal before she
left her job at Gower Investments?”

(C)    “Do your records show how that
loss affected the defendant’s general financial situation?”.

 

Defense Cross Examination.

[169] 
Object to Duncan question
– “Isn’t it true that on the day trading was
suspended on that particular IPO, many people could have had motive to kill
Jenny Russ?”.


Select Ann Galloway from witness list
.

Select James Stanton’s Psychiatric Evaluation 
from topic list.

[170]   
Question Ann Galloway :-

(A)    “During your evaluation what
did you observe when discussing James Stanton’s financial situation?”.

(B)    “Did Mr. Stanton express anger
toward the victim?”.

 

Defense Cross Examination.

Don’t
object to ANY questions during Galloway’s cross examination by the Defense.

 

Prosecution Redirect.

[171]      (A)   
“Did the defendant tell you how he felt about putting his dog to sleep?”.

     (B)     “Based on your
evaluation, do you think he could have killed his dog on

            purpose?”.


Select Kathleen McDonnell from witness list
.

Select autopsy report from topic list.

[172]   
Question Kathleen McDonnell :-

“What was the victim’s cause of death?”.


Select victim’s watch from topic list :-

[173]   
Continue questioning Kathleen McDonnell :-

(A)    “Besides the neck wound, were
there any other injuries?”.

(B)    “Does the broken watch suggest
a struggle?”.


Select Mark Rawlins from witness list
.

Select James Stanton’s Surveillance Report
from topic list.

[174]   
Question Mark Rawlins :-

“Can you tell this court your observations during
your surveillance of the defendant?”.


Select Paul Kim from witness list
.

Select lab tested dog hair from topic list.

[175]   
Question Paul Kim :-

“What were your findings regarding the hairs from
the victim’s nails and the hairs from the defendant’s apartment?”.

[176]   
Continue questioning Paul Kim :-

Select lab tested victim’s blood from
topic list
.

“What did your analysis of the victim’s blood
reveal?”.

[177]   
Continue questioning Paul Kim :-

Select lab tested saliva from topic list.

(A)    “What was the result of your
analysis of the saliva on the victim’s face?

(B)    “As though a dog had licked
her face?”.

[178]    SELECT  “REST
CASE

 

Part-2C :- 
PROSECUTION INVESTIGATION~2
.

The 
Prosecution again has 2 (8 hour) days to investigate before the Defense presents
its case.


2 days … 0.00 hours
.

[179]   
Listen to cell-phone message.

               Listen to phone message from Donovan about Stanton :- 

“We’ve been following the paper trail of Stanton’s
trades …… DNP Brokerage firm (Union Pensions fund) …… etc ……”

[180]   
Listen to cell-phone message.

               Listen to phone message from Rawlins about Barney Ruggerio :- 

‘So far nothing new to report on his surveillance of
Barney Ruggerio …’

[181]   
Listen to cell-phone message.

               Listen to phone message from Donovan about Corchran :- 

“We finally got into Corchran’s trading accounts ……
etc. ……”


Choose map and go to Saheed Singh
.

[182]   
Question Saheed Singh :-

(A)    “Did the government become
suspicious because her trades at DNP were so profitable?”.

(B)    “What was the evidence Jenny
said she had?”.

(C)    “Did you know she kept an
electronic file on her business activities locked in a safety deposit box?”.

(D)    “Who else besides Stanton was
Jenny afraid of?”.

(E)    “What kind of protection do
you think Jenny was looking for?”.


1day… 6.25 hours
.


Choose map and go to Christina Brannon (Justice Dept.)
.

[183]   
Question Christina Brannon :-

 “Can you give us anything on Russ’ alleged criminal
activities?”.

[184]   
Click on the PDA research report icon in your partial case file (which should be
on the right hand side of the same screen).
 

N.B. it seems
that the ‘ordinary’ PDA icon itself is also OK!

[185]   
Continue questioning Christina Brannon.

(A)    “So have we got a deal then?”.

(B)    “Didn’t Russ and Stanton trade
together when she worked at DNP?”.

(C)    “Do you think Jenny Russ was
being paid by the Mafia?”.

(D)    “How much control does the
Mafia have in the PTU?”.

(E)    “So can you help us nail
Stanton?”.


1day… 4.75 hours
.


 

Part-2D :-  CASE FOR
THE DEFENSE.


Choose map and go to Court House
.

 


Charlie Ryan ~ Direct Examination
(By
Duncan – Defense).

[186]   
Object to Duncan question “you’ve never seen the
defendant before, have

 you?”.


Charlie Ryan ~ Cross Examination
(By
A.D.A. – Prosecution).

[187]   
Question Charlie Ryan :-

(A)    “Can you tell the court how
this other woman was dressed?”.

(B)    “Have you ever seen joggers
stop and speak with each other during their morning exercise before?”.


Bart Corchran ~ Direct Examination
(By
Duncan – Defense).

[188]   
Object to Duncan question – “So
high strung that she had to take anti-depressants to get over your affair?”.

[189]   
Object to Duncan question
– “But
you were enraged with the victim when

you dropped her off at her apartment the night
before her murder, weren’t you?”.


Bart Corchran ~ Cross Examination
(By
A.D.A. – Prosecution).

[190]   
Question Bart Corchran :-

 “On the morning of May 10th at about five AM where
were you?”


James Stanton ~ Direct Examination
(By
Duncan – Defense).

[191]   
Object to Duncan question – “Didn’t the intimidation tactics
employed by

 the detectives cause you to withhold that
information?”.

[192]   
Object to Duncan question
“Which means there were plenty of people who

 were more upset about it than you were, weren’t
there?”.

[193]   
Object to Duncan question
“Mr. Stanton, you had absolutely no reason to

 want to harm Jenny Russ, did you?”.


James Stanton ~ Cross Examination
(By
A.D.A. – Prosecution).

[194]   
Question James Stanton :-

(A)    “How much money did you lose
on Russ’ Bio-Norm Industries I.P.O.?”.

(B)    “Was that the first time you
lost money on one of her deals?”.

(C)    “Isn’t it a fact that you knew
the victim had helped her big investors cash out of that deal before they would
sustain such large losses as yours?”.

(D)    “In your previous job as
manager of the PTU Pension Fund, did the victim handle many of your fund
investments while she was at DNP Brokerage?”.

(E)    Did you know that the victim’s
trading activities during the time you conducted business with her were also
under federal investigation?”.

(F)    “Since the PTU was also under
investigation, had anyone contacted you to give testimony about your investment
activities?

(G)    “Your severance package with
the union was very generous, wasn’t it?”.

(H)    “How was it that after you
left your union position, you set yourself up as a trader with an opening
account of $1,000,000?”.

(I)    “Didn’t the union give you
that money so you’d keep quiet about their shady investments when you managed
their pension fund?”.  

(J)    “Didn’t the victim have
information on your illegal trading activities that you feared she would give to
the Justice Department as part of her deal with them?”.


Eva Stanton ~ Direct Examination
(By
Duncan – Defense).

[195]   
Object to Duncan question
“During that time your husband never
mentioned Jenny Russ, did he?”.

[196]   
Object to Duncan question
– “Your
husband has never behaved in a violent manner, has he?”.


Eva Stanton ~ Cross Examination
(By
A.D.A. – Prosecution).

[197]   
Question Eva Stanton :-

(A)    “You have said that you and
your ex-husband did not speak often about money, correct?”.

(B)    “Then how is it you were also
an investor in the Bio-Norm I.P.O. deal your ex-husband took such a big loss
on?”.

(C)    “How is it that you were one
of the investors who managed to get your money out before these shares
nose-dived?”.

(D)    What is illegal according to
the government, is if the victim warned you to get out of this investment based
on insider information, isn’t it?”.

(E)    “Then who told you?  Your
husband?”.

(F)    “Did the defendant ever speak
to you about why he didn’t get his own money out of Bio-Norm Industries?”.

(G)   
(Prosecution reply/’argument’ … accepted by the judge)
:- “The witness does not meet the requirements of spousal
privilege since she and the defendant are no longer married.”

(H)    “And did you know that your
ex-husband had, in fact, done something wrong?”.


Eva Stanton ~ Redirect
(By Duncan –
Defense).

Don’t object to questions during Eva’s redirect.


DEFENCE
  “RESTS CASE”.

 

Part-2E :- 
PROSECUTION INVESTIGATION~3
.


The  Prosecution again has 2 (8 hour) days to investigate before presenting its
rebuttal.


2 days … 0.00 hours
.


Choose map and go to the 27th Precinct
.

[198]   
Enter “Surveillance Unit”.

[199]   
View Ruggerio surveillance report.

[200]   
Add Ruggerio surveillance report to case file


Choose map and go to Barney Ruggerio
.

[201]   
Click on the Ruggerio surveillance icon in your partial case file (which should
be on the right hand side of the same screen …See [147])

[202] 
Question Barney Ruggerio :-

(A)    “Would you rather we pin the
charge on you for the dead one or the one with bandaids who’s still breathing?”.

(B)    What was your problem with
Singh? “

(C)    “Who gave you the assignment
of keeping Singh quiet?”

(D)    “What can you give us on
Stanton?”

(E)    “Did Stanton tell you why he
wanted the gun?”


1 day … 5.50 hours
.


Choose map and go to Saheed Singh
.

[203]   
Question Saheed Singh :-

(A)    “Has Ruggerio or anyone from
the union ever approached you before?”.

(B)    “Did Jenny Russ tell you about
her financial transactions when she worked for the union?”.


Choose map and go to Lucas Allen
.

[204]   
Question Lucas Allen :-

(A)    “How much money did you lose
on the Bio-Norm I.P.O.?”.

(B)    “How about you tell us why
Stanton lost so much when he knew the stock was going to tank ahead of time?”.

(C)    “How about we put in a good
word for you with the feds?”.

(D)    “What if we can get you a deal
from the Feds?”.

[205]   
You will again obtain a partial case file on the right hand side of the screen. 
But there is nothing you can do with it at present … so exit!

[206]    Add Lucas Allen to case file (whilst her
Q/A sheet is still on screen).


1 day … 3.50 hours
.


Choose map and go to Christina Brannon
.

[207]   
Question Christina Brannon :-

(A)    “Would you be willing to make
a deal with Allen in exchange for his coming clean?”.

(B)    How about offering him
immunity?”.


Choose map (if necessary) and go to A.D.A.’s office
.

[208]
View fax to A.D.A. from Christina Brannon … on table next to bulletin board.

[209]   
Add fax to case file.


Choose map and go to Lucas Allen
.

[210]   
Click on the fax icon in your partial case file (which should be on the right
hand side of the same screen … See [205]).


1 day … 2.00 hours
.

Part-2F :- 
PROSECUTION REBUTTAL
.


Select case file
.

 [211]  
Prosecution proceeds with rebuttal.

(A)    Click on (yellow) rebuttal tab
… on the right.

(B)    Drag your witnesses into the
“Rebuttal Witness List” window.

(C)    Drag into the box marked
“Rebuttal Evidence List”, whatever icons you
think are necessary. 

NOTE :- If you want to use more than 6
items, you can easily
do so by utilizing the slider on the right side of the panel!

(D)    Click on “Go to Trial”.

(E)    You get the message “Are you
sure you are ready to go to trial” … answer
 “Yes”.  Watch the cut-scene of the judge
opening the session.

(F)    Select your witnesses, one
after the other for questioning.   

NOTE :-

You should “Object” to any Defense’s unauthorized
questioning, if any, during its cross examination … but it’s advisable to
stick ONLY to the objections outlined below (which will be sustained and not
overruled!).  You should do this QUICKLY, as soon as the Counsel
for Defense (‘Duncan’) has finished the offending sentence.

[212]   
(B) should be  {i} Barney Ruggerio;   {ii} Lucas Allen.

[213]   
(C) should be … None!          


Select Lucas Allen from witness list
.

[214]   
Question Lucas Allen :-

(A)    “What was Mr. Stanton’s
trading history with the victim?”

(B)    “So when Mr. Stanton got to
L&G and Ms. Russ started at Gower they basically just used the same scam?”.

(C)    “Were you concerned about the
general public?”.

(D)    “Did Stanton mention to you
that Jenny Russ could incriminate him for any reason?”.

Defense Cross Examination.

Don’t object to questions during Lucas Allen’s cross
examination by the Defense.


Select Barney Ruggerio from witness list
.

[215]   
Question Barney Ruggerio :-

          (A)    “Have you
ever met the defendant before?”

(B)    “Have you seen him since he
left his position at the union?”

(C)    “And then what?”

(D)    “Did Mr. Stanton say why he
needed the gun?”

(E)    “Do you know who those people
were?”

(F)    “After you sold Mr. Stanton
the gun, did you see him again?”

(G)    “Was that the morning of May
10th, the day Jenny Russ was murdered?”.

The Defense objects with
“Hearsay … Strike from the record!”

(H)   
The Prosecution’s response …
“The statement should be admitted as an admission
against the defendant’s interests.”.

 This is accepted by the judge with
“Objection Overruled”.

(I)    “When did you next see Mr.
Stanton?”.    

Defense Cross Examination.

[216]   
Object to Duncan question
“Security,  you mean like beating people up?”

[217]    SELECT 
CLOSING ARGUMENT

 

Part-2G :-
Prosecution & Defense Closing Arguments &
 
VERDICT!

 

SEE
CUT-SCENE OF

PROSECUTION & DEFENSE CLOSING ARGUMENTS  AND 
VERDICT

!

And then …
FINAL WRAP-UP SCENE
.

 

If you’ve done
EVERYTHING ‘correctly’ in  part-2, you will obtain :-

“Final Score:  ………..…. 
100%”.

But don’t worry if you
got less than this!

So long as you’ve succeeded in
obtaining a verdict of “GUILTY”,
you’ve finished the game successfully.
 (YOU’VE 
“WON
”!).