However, the United States has one good thing, and that is plea bargaining! This is a judicial system that Kay considers extremely irresponsible. The so-called "plea bargain", the formal legal term is "plea bargain/agreement", usually refers to a suspect admitting to a crime in exchange for a lighter criminal penalty. Common plea agreements include the defendant reducing the number of charges to which he pleads guilty, the prosecutor recommending a lighter sentence to the judge, and the suspect agreeing to admit certain facts.
The original intention of plea bargaining is to save judicial costs. As we all know, judicial costs in the United States have always been very high. It is common for a murder case to be tried for several years. Remember, this is only the time of the trial. If there are some other messes, time, it will be longer.
And this requires huge costs! Therefore, the plea bargaining system has emerged. It is undeniable that this system has its positive significance. It can effectively save litigation costs, improve judicial efficiency, and play a positive role in alleviating the backlog of a large number of cases. In the United States, more than 90% of criminal cases are resolved through plea bargaining.
But there are also negative connotations, and they are huge. For example, many felons can use this deal to plead guilty to several lesser crimes and receive a reduced sentence.
This does take into account judicial costs, but it does not take into account real justice, not the kind of procedural justice, but the real justice that the victims deserve!
So Kai has never liked this kind of transaction and has never done it.
But this time, Kai thought he could make an exception. The reason is simple. Hope is not a real criminal. She has been controlled from beginning to end. Her experiences and injuries are already serious. If she goes to jail again... it will be a nightmare.
Kay then called Salize and Hope's lawyers and asked them to negotiate directly with Harvey.
Harvey also sympathizes with Hope's experience, but for Harvey, procedural justice is far more important than individual justice in his own opinion. Because only by adhering to procedural justice can the city of New York get back on track. Individual justice may be exciting, but it can never replace judicial justice, because justice is the cornerstone of maintaining social stability and maintaining the development of civilization! If everyone becomes a vigilante, it will be a kind of poison to this society!
Harvey didn't like vigilantes, always had.
Of course, he had no objection to the vigilantes themselves. On the contrary, he believed that these vigilantes were truly righteous people. Unfortunately, the justice that the public needs is not the kind of abuse of lynching by vigilantes, but an upright justice system!
It has nothing to do with personal feelings, just different perspectives.
The negotiation went smoothly. First of all, Shalizi had no objection to the civil lawsuit of the victim's family, and was even willing to settle with them in court. It didn't matter how much the money was. Neither Hope's father nor Shalizi herself was short of money.
Secondly, the criminal proceedings should be kept as low-key as possible. Neither Hope nor Salize want the public opinion to be overly involved. No matter where you are, as long as there are too many people involved, bad things will happen easily. If it triggers a national discussion, then... it will be a disaster for Hope and Shaliz.
Especially Salize, she is a public figure. Once she gets in touch with this person, her career will be ruined.
Just like Jodie Foster, she was shot because of Reagan's assassination (the murderer confessed that he did it to attract Judy's attention). As a result, her career was greatly frustrated, and her best years could only be wasted. , when she returns to the public eye again, she can only play the role of mother.
Harvey had no problem with that. The deal was done anyway and there was no need for a jury. Being high-profile and low-key is within the control of the judge. All you need to do is say hello, and this can be done completely silently. The only thing that needs to be considered is the emotions of the victims’ families.
But... although it's a bit uncomfortable to say this, the victim's family is willing to keep it secret after learning what happened and the large amount of compensation, which is just a large amount of hush money.
This is a money society.
At least here, no one finds this shameful.
In short, after long and intense negotiations, the final conclusion was finally reached.
Hope must plead guilty. This is undisputed.
Secondly, Hope must be admitted to a mental hospital. There is no compromise on this point. Of course, as a concession, the New York prosecutors and courts can let Hope’s family designate a mental hospital or a place with a certificate for treating mental illness, such as a place with a good environment. of sanatorium.
Moreover, the court allowed that after certification by three or even multiple medical institutions, if Hope recovers, she can be discharged from the hospital and regain her freedom.
Shalizi finally reached an agreement on such conditions after contacting Bob.
Bob didn't want to admit that his daughter had mental illness, but this was the best result, so he could only agree.
Although not everyone is happy, it is now a result that everyone accepts.
…
Kai followed Salize and Harley to the hospital to visit Hope, who was about to be transferred to a top nursing home in New York.
Hope's mental state was much better than before, but she was still a little dull. When she saw Salize, she just glanced at her and continued to look out the window.
"Her condition has improved a lot now, at least her previous suicidal tendencies are gone. She is just in a closed stage now." The attending doctor has been replaced by a psychology expert from the hospital, and the effect is naturally immediate.
"Then when will she be able to return to the same state as before?" Shalizi hoped that her niece could return to her former cheerfulness.
The attending doctor looked at Shalizi helplessly. This was the helplessness of the psychiatrist. They are not ordinary medicine. Once a disease is cured, it will be completely cured. Psychological problems are too subjective and cannot be cured just by doctors saying they can be cured.
"Ms. Theron, psychological medicine is different from other medicines. Psychology is more subjective. The doctor's role is to guide. Real recovery requires the patient's own efforts. And generally, physical injuries will leave scars even if they are cured. Human beings are products shaped by their environment. After experiencing those things, Miss Hope’s life has changed, and it is impossible to return to the past. All we can do is to get rid of those things. Influence, and welcome the next life with a positive, or normal, attitude.”
It basically means that things have happened and they can't change them, so they can only move forward.
Shalizi opened her mouth. In fact, she had the most say in this kind of matter. After all, she saw her mother kill her father with her own eyes. This impact changed her life, and even now, it still has an impact that cannot be forgotten.
"Then when will she be discharged from the hospital?" Shalizi asked again.
"It's... hard to say. It mainly depends on the recovery situation." This kind of subjective psychological thing is no better than metaphysics. It is impossible to predict at all. Maybe Hope will figure it out tomorrow, but maybe he won't be able to get out of it in his lifetime.
"Can we talk to her?" Kai pointed to the ward.
The doctor thought about it and finally nodded: "Yes, but it's best not to over-stimulate her. Because we can't predict the results."
As the attending doctor, he knows the facts of the case and the murderer. But out of caution, he still didn't want to let Hope be stimulated.
Kai didn't listen much to what the attending doctor said.
From Kai's point of view, Hope's biggest problem now is probably her fear of Kilgrave. If she could know that the bastard had farted, maybe that would be the best medicine.
Almost ten minutes passed.
Kay was kicked out of the ward by the angry attending doctor and the furious Bob.
Because Hope is broken...
When she saw Kilgrave's tragic headshot, the girl didn't know whether she was stimulated or simply frightened. The reaction was quite intense. Molly, who had always been a little dazed, had a violent reaction. She cried and laughed, cursed and beat her, and knelt down sobbing for a long time.
It took several nurses and sedatives to calm her down again.
Bob was even more angry and wanted to accuse Kay.
Shalizi could only let Kai go first, and she would slowly calm everyone down here. Harley looked gloating.
Harley has a serious doctorate in psychology, and she had not advised Kai to do this before. It's a pity that Kai, a guy who is not even a dabbler, feels that people's adaptability is very strong, which will help Hope's recovery.
I don’t know where he learned stimulation therapy, but the stimulation was enough. As for the result...it’s hard to say.
…
The next morning, a rare sunny day appeared in New York, with faint sunshine appearing in the sky early in the morning. On the fourth floor of an old apartment building in the Clinton District, Jessica got up from the bed in the apartment, her eyes blank, and her hands scratching her messy black hair.
After a moment, she came to her senses.
She had been separated from the team, and she felt that she could not face her companions. It was obviously her own business, and they were all helping her, but as a result... her powerlessness not only failed to help others, but also turned into a burden.
This made Jessica depressed again.
Then it returned to its previous decadence.
Looking at the golden light slanting in on the gray glass, she murmured: "It's dawn, and I actually slept until dawn?"
As if something was destined to happen, Jessica inexplicably felt that the whole world was different today.
According to her own habits, she had to drink until she was drunk every night, using alcohol to numb her mind before she could fall asleep in a hazy state. Because of this, she always goes to bed very late and wakes up very early. Her extraordinary ability is not completely immune to the side effects of alcohol, but it makes her have to drink the strongest vodka, and she will not feel less hungover at all. But this morning, her head didn't have the dull pain after a hangover, nor did she have the dry mouth feeling she had after waking up in the past.
A peaceful and peaceful sleep put her body in a comfortable and lazy state. She lay down again, watching the sunlight streaming into the apartment, her mind empty and thinking of nothing.
No nightmares, no mundane things.
Boom, boom, boom!
Just when Jessica thought she could survive for a day, there was a knock on the door.
Jessica didn't like anyone disturbing her at this time. This was a rare quiet time.
It's a pity that the knocking on the door persists.
In the end Jessica had no choice but to open the door.
The door was opened by Matt and Luke.
These two people have also been looking for her in the past few days, but Jessica is unwilling to listen to their preaching. Jessica knows that they are doing it for her own good. It's a pity that if this kind of thing can be solved by just saying a few words, she won't be like this now. Birdlike.
"Are you okay? I told you, I don't want to hear that. That's useless."
"Kilgrave is dead."
Jessica lost her voice "What?"
She didn't expect these two people to bring her such news, but she immediately asked, "Kilgrave is dead?"
Matt nodded, "He has been dead for more than half a month. The body is in the morgue over at the 15th Bureau. It will be taken to the public cemetery and buried in a while."
SHIELD took away Kilgrave's body, but the case in New York was about to be closed. What would happen without the body? So SHIELD returned the body without waiting for the police to get angry.
Anyway, they are exactly the same. As for whether it is the original one, the police found nothing wrong. So I didn't care.
Jessica was still in disbelief, "How is that possible! How did he die?"
Speaking of this, Matt said a little weirdly: "This guy controlled the police chief and shot himself in the head..."
"ha?"
Jessica's mouth opened wide, and she didn't know how to digest the news for a while. Kilgrave, died like this? That monster that was as haunting as a devil and so terrifying, died like this?
In Jessica's eyes, Kilgrave is an extremely powerful demon king, while she herself is a weak and powerless rookie, the kind who has not left the novice village. But such a big devil actually committed suicide?
"Did he really commit suicide?"
"Ahem...that's the answer given by the police." Of course Matt knows it's impossible, but this is the answer given by the police. Believe it or not.
No one is going to complain to this guy anyway.
After being stunned for a while, she grabbed Matt's hand and asked, "Where is Kilgrave's body?"
At this time, Luke pretended to take Jessica's hand from Matt as if nothing had happened, and then said warmly: "I will accompany you there, in the police morgue."
After taking over, Jessica didn't pay attention to his warm masculine temperament at all. Instead, she stood up suddenly, threw Luke away, jumped lightly, landed three stories below with a bang, and ran away.
After Matt and Luke looked at each other, they could only quickly follow.
…
"I said...are you okay? You want to see the body in the middle of the night?" Kai looked at Matt a little crazy. As for Luke and Jessica behind him, Kai pretended not to recognize them. After all, as the police chief, he had never seen the two of them. Kai's acting skills are always very good!
That day, my acting was awkward in front of SHIELD. That was because I wanted to make SHIELD angry on purpose. It has nothing to do with Kai’s own strength!
Matt also felt that this request was... a bit like that.
But there was no way Jessica could control it anymore. He really had no other choice but to beg Kai. Otherwise, he really might not be willing to face Kai.
Kai, on the other hand, didn't care at all about Matt's little mood. See or not, that's it. Matt wasn't his lover, so why should he waste his brain cells just because Matt didn't want to see him?
"You won't do anything weird with the corpse, right? You know that's illegal, and you don't want me to arrest you, right?"
Matt was shocked, so don't say anything. Looking at Jessica's appearance... they had already guessed what must have happened to Jessica and Kilgrave, and it seemed that Jessica had a lot of psychological shadow. If something really happens, then they...
In the end, Luke was more generous: "I will keep an eye on her!"
This was actually said to Matt, who nodded and believed Luke.
"We can control the situation."
"real?"
"I promise!"
