
A duvet? So it was you!
He pointed at Jess and Hannah.
What? No, Daniel, don't you remember? We're your nurses.
You just had a bad dream, that's all. Jess said as
convincingly as she could.
You said I was smothered by a donkey! Said
Daniel.
No, no, no. Hannah ran over and pretended to take his
temperature. You're delirious, poor boy. Hannah
couldn't help herself. POOR ickle baby.
ARRRRGH! Daniel tried to curl up and hide in the
corner of the bed as memories came flooding back to him.
Right. I think you two ought to come and answer some
questions down at the station. Said Sergeant Peters.
Oh, crap. Jess muttered.
Let's just take down your names. He leant in to read
their name badges. Joe and Andy?! Hang on
Suddenly two half naked men came staggering through the double
doors behind them.
Hey! There are our uniforms! One of them
yelled.
Oh, CRAP! Jess repeated.
QUICK, RUN!
Hannah cried, legging it over to the rubbish hatch and trying to
get down it. She couldn't fit both legs at once and this proved
to be a slight technical hitch.
You're under arrest for the attempted murder of Daniel
Radcliffe. Whatever you say may be taken down and used in
evidence against you at a fut-
I'm stuck. Whined Hannah, trying to pull her foot out
of the hatch.
Oh, arse. I knew I shouldn't hang around with
you. Jess said. I damn well knew
it!!
I think we're going to need the fire service. Sergeant
Peters sighed.
3 hours later after
Hannah's leg had been cut from the hatch by a fireman who Hannah
had asked on a date when she got out on bail (she was such an
optimist), Jess and Hannah sat in a nearly empty courtroom but
for Daniel Radcliffe, a judge, a jury and a random man who Jess
had paid the remaining �229.50 to act as a lawyer in their
defence.
So I conclude that young Daniel here really was
smothered by a donkey in the zoo, despite the fact that there
were no witnesses, he doesn't remember it and he has an acute
memory of Hannah here smothering him with a duvet with Jess as an
accomplice. The man sat down.
I can't believe I gave him the last �229.50. Why, God,
why? Jess muttered.
You're so going down. The judge snorted as he
turned to the jury. Do you find the defendant Hannah
Joannou guilty, or not guilty?
The spokesperson stood up.
Guilty.
NO! Hannah screamed, hanging her head.
And do you find the defendant Jess S****e guilty or not
guilty.
Guilty.
DAMN THE BRITISH JUSTICE SYSTEM! Jess yelled. I
WANT TO APPEAL! I WANT TO TAKE THIS TO THE HIGHEST LAW COURT IN
THE LAND THE HOUSE OF LORDS! There was a silence.
I KNOW I CAN DO THAT! I STUDIED POLITICS!
Take them down. The judge demanded.
Three policemen walked
over and pulled the stunned Jess and Hannah across the courtroom.
One policeman escorted Jess calmly along whilst two dragged the
kicking and screaming Hannah.
MY HUSBAND IS GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN! HE'S A ROCK
STAR! HE COULD FUND ALL YOUR PENSIONS!!! HE'S GOING TO BUY THIS
JAIL AND MY RIGHTS BACK AND TURN THIS CRAP-HOUSE INTO A PALACE!
HE HAS SO MUCH POWER HE COULD LIGHT ALL OF ENGLAND!! YOU HAVE NO
RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME! YOU HAVE NO RIG-
Hans, shut up, we're here. Jess pointed out the
window of the police-van at the grim looking jail.
Oh crap. Can I get a re-court judgement thing? She
asked the policeman opening the van doors.
No. It wouldn't be worth the tax-payers money.
Fuck. Hannah muttered.
Jess and Hannah were led out of the fan and past a crowd of
booing Harry Potter fanatics.
How dare you try to kill Harry! Shouted a girl waving
a piece of wood she apparently took to be a wand.
We hope you rot in there! Screamed another
fan, who inexplicably had an owl perched on her shoulder.
Oh, great. So now we're national hate symbols.
Jess muttered as a policeman hurled a towel over her head to stop
her being photographed.
They were bustled inside and into a room where they had to pull
all their belongings like their phones, purses and jewellery into
plastic bags. Then 2 very muscly-looking women in tank tops
appeared in the door way.
If you'd like to go with these two ladies
The
policeman said.
Why? Asked Jess, suspiciously.
They're going to search you.
Can't you do it?! Asked Jess, clinging on to
the policeman's arm, fearfully.
I don't think that it would be proper. He replied.
Why? Asked Hannah, creeped out.
Because it's a very thorough search.
Jess and Hannah looked at each other and gulped.
The two ladies didn't
actually search them, they just led them past some jail cells and
then into a room where they sat uncomfortably for 5 minutes until
suddenly, the door flung open.
Hello. Said one of the three men that walked in. One
of the men approached Jess.
Could you drop your kegs, miss?
Hang on a minute, I recognise you
Jess said
thoughtfully.
It's the underwear protectors!! Hannah cried in
excitement.
Hannah and Jess looked at each other and smiled happy
times.
I repeat, could you drop your kegs.
Sorry.
5 minutes later the search was over. The underwear protectors
went to leave the room and the one who had searched Hannah turned
and said: You know, if you had kept my underwear advice you
wouldn't have that knicker line.
Jess and Hannah were given one call between the both of them and after much arguing, Hannah rang Chris.
Back in Chris's farmhouse, the answer phone was on. Hi Chris, look, I hate to leave you in these situations but Jess and I are in jail. Would you mind starting a freedom movement for us? Love you. The answerphone clicked off.
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