Episode Six: Return of the Jury -- A One-Act Sci-Fi Play
SCENE: It is only minutes until midnight on December 31, 2020, and Droids are busily signing off on paperwork on STAR DESTROYER INTAKE under the supervision of CORPORAL LEITNER. The space hatch doors open and in comes the ADVANCE TEAM led by a beleaguered CO-VICE-ADMIRAL MITCHAM. LEITNER salutes MITCHAM. CORPORAL LEITNER: Vice-Admiral, you're . . . early. CO-VICE-ADMIRAL MITCHAM: I decided it would be wise to arrive prior to the Empress to make sure everything was running smoothly. We cannot afford another embarrassment in front of her. She's fired so many that we hardly have anyone left. CORPORAL LEITNER: Very good, sir. CO-VICE-ADMIRAL MITCHAM: What are all of these droids doing? CORPORAL LEITNER: They are signing Probable Cause complaints, sir. CO-VICE-ADMIRAL MITCHAM: What?! Didn't the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just rule that was illegal? CORPORAL LEITNER: Yes sir, but we've appealed it to the Louisiana Supreme Court. CO-VICE-ADMIRAL MITCHAM: What