Caught In The Trap-HTGAWM

TWO

In the criminal law class, Michaela Pratt was giving her defense standing in front of her seat looking to Annalise and her associates.

"So what better way to get revenge than to kill your cheating husband and pin it on his mistress?"

The timer on the desk then rang ending her one minute. "Thank you." She still stood looking nervous while the three silently talked with each other on her defense. Annalise looked back at the girl as Frank stepped away.

"Take a seat, Ms. Pratt. You've moved on to the next round." Michaela smiled at her sitting back in the seat. "Who's next?"

Many hands rose in the air wanting to get their defense over as anyone could have the same one. Many, many, students have finished their defense while Annora was nearing the end of hers.

"Yes, Gina did place the pill on his desk as we know. Though, how do we know she meant to kill him then rather simply mistake it for the one she's placed there every day? But if she did have the intentions, we need a new suspect."

The timer rang shortly after with Annalise telling her to take her seat hiding the smile which was fighting to appear.

"Mr. Gibbins?" His head shot up from his paper pursing his lips nodding. "Right." Wes stood up with his notebook gripped tightly. "So, the way I see it is... we say it was self-defense."

Some students laughed into their sleeves while Wes only tried to ignore it. "And we do that because, well, Gina, was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome," He waved his pen around as he spoke, looking at the eyes that watched him, stopping on ones in particular.

"Which is actually quite common in assistants with demanding bosses." Students such as Asher Millstone and Connor Walsh scoffed shaking their heads at him.

"The affair was just one example of how far Mr. Kaufman's brainwashing of Gina went. He made her fall in love with him. So in this way, her poisoning him was an act of self-defense."

Students started murmuring while he stepped back. "And I'll just go stand over there." He went to move but Annalise stopped him. "No. Sit."

Wes looked back at her in disbelief while the rest of the students talked to the ones next to them about him. He went back to his seat sitting himself down.

"Congratulations to those who managed to keep your seat. That said, none of you beat my approach," She stood from her seat on the desk walking behind it to the board. "Which goes as follows."

She picked up the chalk beginning to write on it. "Step one... Discredit the witnesses. Step two, introduce a new suspect. That person is Mr. Kaufman's jealous business partner, Lionel Bryant. Step three, we bury the evidence."

Finished with writing she turned back to the ones who were still in their seats. "We throw so much information at the jury that they walk into the deliberation room with one overwhelming feeling- doubt. That's how you get away with murder."

She wiped the chalks dust from her hands walking to the desk where Bonnie and Frank stood. "See you in the courthouse at nine."

Leaving the building, Annora chased down Wesley Gibbins to the bike rack where they first met. "Hey! Wes!" He lifted his head from the wheel of the bike to see Annora jogging to him.