"What did you do?"

"I texted my building's red services contact address and hurried my daughter onto the train and went to my parent's house and watched her less trips to the bathroom until I was arrested."

"What did you text the services address?"

"I told them the plumber was probably dead and where to find them."

The prosecution introduces for the record the contents of the message.

"Plumber was HOURS late. I stabbed it. Get it out and get its job done."

"The 'where' part is folded in to the sender since the building services person would know my apartment number."

"Was your daughter present to witness you stabbing the plumber to death?"

"She was in the apartment but not looking into the bathroom at the time."

"Were you worried she might be frightened to hear her mother stabbing somebody to death in the next room?"

"No."

"Did you notice whether she was in fact distressed to hear her mother stab somebody to death in the next room?"

"She seemed confused because this wasn't going to result in the toilet being fixed faster but not distressed, no."

"Is it possible that she would have hidden her distress because she was in the custody of someone who had just stabbed a innocent person to death for annoying her?"

"No. I don't think there is any risk she would think I would hurt her because of this."

"Why is that?"

"She's my daughter and not a red."

"If you learned your daughter were technically red because of some kind of mix-up on her father's side, would you feel free to murder her?"

"- I, no -"

"Would you say it's fair to say you have been raising your daughter to believe murdering reds is right and reasonable?"

Her lawyer objects to this line of questioning. The judge agrees. 

"How many times did you stab the victim with a sword?"

"Twice."

"Did you stop because she was dead, or for some other reason?"

"It's the only sword maneuver I know. It's from the play."

The lawyer doesn't have more questions. 

Now what?

"There'll be a verdict - that part's not in very much doubt - and then a sentencing hearing, where you convince the court you're not likely to do it again. I think we should recommend anger management classes and an apology to the victim, if that's acceptable to you -"