Scarlet Witch : Time Runs Out (Secret Wars Saga)

Chapter 26: CALM BEFORE THE STORM

“WHIH Newsfront: Good evening viewers, I’m Catherine Hale, and welcome to tonight's coverage. We begin coverage with the global event that has captured the attention of billions: the trial of Wanda Maximoff, known to many as the Scarlet Witch, set to resume tomorrow. After weeks of intense drama and disputes all around the world and buzz on social media, the stakes couldn’t be higher."

The screen shifts to footage of Wanda entering the courtroom from two weeks ago, flanked by legal teams and Matt Murdock walking beside her. Protesters and supporters alike line the steps, waving signs and chanting.

“Although experts have said that Defense attorney Matt Murdock seemed to have won the day two weeks ago, the fight is not over yet. Prosecution will present their evidence tomorrow, which could spell certain defeat to the now notorious Scarlet Witch. Public opinion remains divided. The trial has ignited fierce debates across the globe, as new evidence is expected to surface in tomorrow’s continuation.”

Channel 2: Daily Bugle 

The scene cuts to a split-screen broadcast with two commentators, each holding an opposite view on the trial.

"J Jonah Jameson: How can we justify even thinking about letting Wanda Maximoff walk free? The lives lost, the horrific devastation at both Transia and S.W.O.R.D... The fact that we were warned about this years ago with Westview and Kamar Taj... How can you argue against those facts?"

"Commentator 2: But that’s the thing, was it really Wanda if what the defense is claiming is true? She could well have been under the same type of brainwashing that Hydra inflicted on Bucky Barnes! We should be focusing on the root cause, not just pointing fingers."

The footage transitioned to dramatic montages of Wanda’s past destruction and the chaos she leaves behind wherever she's involved, interspersed with scenes of her in the courtroom two weeks ago, being strapped onto an upright table-like object, her tears being openly on display and being the only thing that made them see what she felt inside.

"WHIH Newsfront: Tomorrow’s proceedings could mark a turning point, especially with the expected testimony from key witnesses like Pietro Maximoff, Professor X, and even Wanda herself. This could shift the scales of justice dramatically."

"In other news, a man in Florida is being charged with assault after accusing his wife of hiding his golf clubs, in which she kept denying to have done, the man allegedly had enough of her denial and hurled a golf ball at her head in an impulse of anger. The mystery grew even larger when the very golf ball he threw at her seemed to have disappeared as well--"

12 AM Midnignt
New York City

The cold, damp air of the alley clung to Daredevil (Matt)'s skin as he moved silently through the shadows, his senses acutely attuned to everything around him. He could feel Victor waiting for him at the far end, calm and unmoving under the flickering streetlight. Something about the man's confidence rubbed him the wrong way. He hadn't come here just for answers, he came to put Victor in his place. The trial continues tomorrow, there was no room for Victor scheming while Matt tries to clear her name.

Daredevil had no time for cryptic phone calls or secret rendezvous, and showing up as Matt Murdock was not an option. Victor was hiding something, and Daredevil was going to beat it out of him if he had to.