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When did you Receive these mr. Garcia?

Over the Course of a couple weeks.

“shame on you Garcia, your ugly new

Project must be stopped.”

That's kind Of creepy, huh?

I've read about Your company in the paper.

You're putting in the new Mini-mall near richmond

Creek?

That's right.

We're a new company and The mall is our first big

Commercial project.

I can't afford to have Some crazy person delay

Construction.

We understand sir, But while these letters

Are certainly hostile They're not illegal.

This is protected speech Under the 1st amendment.

Unless a specific threat Is made to you or your

Company there's really Nothing we can do right

Now.

So they're Gonna get away with this

Intimidation?

Mr. Garcia, if you Receive an actual threat

Bring it to us immediately And we will go after them.

Good Morning everyone.

As you can see, the moment You've been waiting for

All semester has arrived.

We are ready to Begin our mock trials.

Hi.

Case number one: a Large company is accused

Of negligence in a Workplace bullying

Lawsuit.

The plaintiff is suing the Company claiming that he

Was bullied and Intimidated by his

Managers until he Was ultimately fired.

Sounds Like he's gonna win.

Stacey, you Will be representing the

Plaintiff.

And preston, you'll be Representing the company.

Ms. Magoral, Bullying and intimidation

Are kind of passionate Issues for me, I'd really

Like to work for the Plaintiff if you don't

Mind.

Well everyone's Entitled to a good defense

Preston, and you're Defending the company.

You better Bring your a-game.

You know I will.

Beyond a reasonable doubt.

And so my pre-law Class finally started mock

Trials today.

Oh That's so exciting.

I loved mock trials When I was in school.

Yeah?

What was your case - Pterodactyl versus t-rex?

Watch it buster.

Seriously, you can learn So much about the law from

Mock trials.

Yeah, I'm just Not really crazy about the

Side that I'm on.

Really?

Oh hey mitch, come on in.

Sorry to interrupt.

I just got off the Phone with jose garcia.

Looks like garcia property Development just received

Another suspicious letter.

I told him to bring it in.

Good.

Garcia property Development, I've heard of

Them.

Yeah.

Apparently someone's Not too happy with them.

They've been getting a Bunch of pretty hostile

Letters about their new Construction project.

What's qv?

Are those Initials or something?

Your guess Is as good as mine.

We haven't even started Looking into it yet.

Why not?

It's not a crime.

Mmm...1st amendment.

Correct.

Got the first one Down, only 25 to go.

26.

You're gonna do Great in that mock trial.

Mock trial, I Always thought that was a

Bizarre term.

I mean it's not like Anybody is getting mocked.

It's like saying mock Turtleneck, which is

Actually a thing So never mind.

So, Will you help me?

Be my key witness For the company?

Of course.

Can I use a British accent?

I've been working on one.

You know What, let's not do that.

And I need you to be My expert witness.

Yeah, about that...

Something came up Out of nowhere.

What?

I kind of already Promised...And you'll find

This funny...I promised Stacey first that I'd help

Her.

Fine.

But you do realize I'll be Cross-examining you and no

Mercy will be shown.

Oh we'll Be ready for you.

Oh you better be.

Stacey and I are Meeting up for a few hours

Before the trial.

Sounds like Someone has a date.

Ooh...

What?

No, it's not a date, we're Just talking, and seeing a

Movie, and probably just Getting some dinner, you

Know...

Put it Together man.

Oh wow, I got a date.

Yeah.

I've got a date.

I gotta go shopping.

Oh!

I knew he Would eventually get it.

I got a date.

Hello Again mr. Garcia.

Ah, is This the new letter?

Yep, there it is.

Thank you.

There's that odd Return address.

“no more warnings.

If my bloodline is in Peril then so is yours.

Qv will outlive you, I'll see to that.”

This letter Just crossed the line,

This is a threat.

Hopefully georgia can pull Some prints from this.

Mr. Garcia, can we Have permission to start

Screening your mail?

Please do.

We have a p.O. Box at The local post office.

I just want this to stop.

We're on it.

Hey preston?

Hey v.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah.

Are you sure? Do you want to talk?

Definitely, yeah, Let's talk about the case.

Right.

Who's my character?

Well, you are The ceo of a company

Under siege.

One of your employees Allegedly was being

Bullied at work And you did nothing.

Nothing?

But why would I do nothing?

Because You didn't know.

See, you've got so many People below you that

Manage the day-to-day.

Something like bullying Would've never gotten to

Your desk.

Hmm...Well then, What I should've done was

Organize a seminar about Workplace bullying so that

All of my employees Would know about it and

Hopefully avoid it.

That's A great idea.

Never say that On the stand.

Oh....Okay, I Think I'm starting to get

A feel for my Character now.

Bill, bill, ad for Tooth whitening, bill...

Yeah, this is just The kind of hard-hitting

Investigation you're gonna Be missing out on when you

Start riding that Desk in cleveland.

Mitch, I know what You're getting at, you're

Not getting it.

I don't know if I'm going To take the promotion yet.

But when I do I promise You'll be the first to

Know.

Oh.

Well, the second.

At least the third.

Definitely in the top 10...

... Bad news, georgia only got A partial print off the

Last letter to garcia; Not enough to work with.

Oh hey, Look at this.

We got a match, Same return address.

There's Something in here...

... That's powder, That's powder.

I'll Call dangerous mail

Investigation team.

Everybody Clear out of here now.

Thanks a Lot, we really appreciate

The good news.

God, I've been Washing my hands and

Sneezing for an hour.

What was in that stuff?

We're not Sure yet, but dmi field

Screening showed it was a Non-hazardous biological.

Oh that's a relief.

Yes.

And mr. Garcia gave us Permission to open the

Padded envelope and We found this; another

Threatening letter.

“did you like my Little surprise?' I don't

Like this guy at all.

We Also found this.

The powder came in This glass vial before it

Broke.

They're both on the way To the lab for analysis.

Oh, well this Is clearly a crime.

Whoever did this Intended to incite fear.

Agreed.

Let's surprise them With a little jail time.

Yeah.

I don't care what we See as long as it's loud,

3-d and Everything explodes.

Well actually, I Was thinking we would see

This.

It's a documentary about a Famous court case in the

1950's where the plaintiff Was being harassed by his

Workers.

Wait, I don't know.

I really want You to study the main

Character for Our mock trial.

He's a likable guy, Very sympathetic.

Well that's me Alright, very pathetic...I

Mean sympathetic.

You'll love it.

I'll buy you popcorn.

And nachos?

Don't push it.

What it is...

Qv, it's On all the letters.

Yeah, but What does it...

Oh mitch, elbow.

Yeah, I know.

I pulled a Fingerprint off of the

Padded envelope with The vial but still no id.

And it turns out that Our mystery powder is some

Type of tree pollen.

Pollen.

Pollen.

Do you know What type of tree?

Working on that.

Okay, so This is what we do now.

Matching handwriting on All the letters, all from

The same Unidentified address.

And who Or what is qv?

That is the Million dollar question.

Well, I'll Get the coffee...

Good work.

Mitch; I'm Getting there...

I hope he Dry-cleans that shirt.

The mock trial Will come to order.

Please be seated.

Your grade will be Based on how you conduct

Yourselves, and Most importantly your

Presentation Of your facts.

Good luck.

Ms. Pierce, you may Begin with your opening

Statement.

May it Please the court.

I represent my Client, mr. Hamilton.

At mrs. Sander's company Mr. Hamilton suffered a

Persistent pattern of Mistreatment including

Name-calling, Psychological abuse and

Humiliation.

He was intimidated, Bullied and ultimately he

Was fired.

His professional and Personal life has never

Been the same.

It's true Your honor, all of it.

I submit a plea Of not guilty.

Thank You mr. Hamilton.

Why don't you let your Lawyer do the talking from

Now on.

Of course Your highness.

You may be seated.

And in conclusion I will prove that all of

The claims asserted by Mr. Hamilton are patently

False and that my client, Mrs. Sanders, is not

Liable.

Mr. Hamilton was a Model of tardiness,

Insubordination and Overall incompetence.

What he interpreted as Harassment were all normal

And reasonable evaluations Of his performance; a

Performance that was More than worthy of

Termination.

Thank you.

Thank you Mr. Wainwright.

We will take a 5-minute recess.

That was great.

Overall Incompetence huh?

Well I object.

I think we Really got under his skin.

We're totally gonna win.

Qv.

Qv...Qv...Qv...

... Queen victoria.

How about Quantum vortex?

How about quietly Vacating this job so you

Can take the Promotion in cleveland?

Cool it mitch.

What, there's not a Q or a v in any of that.

Quercus virginianus.

What?

The pollen.

It comes from a Southern oak tree.

The latin name For oak is quercus.

And oak trees found in the Southern united states are

From the Virginianus family.

Georgia/mitch: Quercus virginianus.

Mitch, do we Have more photos from the

Garcia construction Site on the tablet?

Yeah, let's see.

Can you Put them up there?

There we go.

Keep going please.

Keep going...

... Wait...Okay there, There, right there.

Doesn't that look Like an oak tree?

Mmm hmm.

Yeah, it sure does.

Am I the only one or Does it look like there's

Something engraved at The base of that thing.

Where?

Right there...

... Right there.

We need A closer look.

You Two need glasses.

I'm just saying.

Mrs. Sanders, Before my client

Was fired he sent you an Email saying he was being

Bullied by his managers.

I never Saw that email.

How is it possible That you didn't see your

Email?

My assistant Screens all of my

Correspondences.

I receive hundreds of Emails a day so I don't

See every single one.

Well then maybe You should've fired your

Assistant.

Objection.

Explain.

This trial is Not about my client's

Assistant, counsel Should be asking relevant

Questions, not suggesting Management decisions.

Good Mr. Wainwright.

Objection sustained, you May continue ms. Pierce.

Mrs. Sanders, as Ceo of your company are

You not responsible For the conduct of your

Managers?

Of course.

So do you find It appropriate for your

Managers to bully an Employee by name-calling?

Objection.

There's no evidence That mr. Hamilton was ever

Name-called.

Overruled.

Please answer Mrs. Sanders.

No, that Is not appropriate.

No Further questions.

We'll Take a recess.

Please step Down mrs. Sanders.

You knew, And you did nothing.

This is the most Bizarre case that I've

Ever seen.

Mitch, I have a Meeting in 5 minutes.

Well I only need 1.

Now here is a close-up of The carving in that oak

Tree.

Oh, kirby Buckles and baby belle.

Who's kirby buckles?

Well he is the Previous owner of the

Property that garcia Property development is

Now building on.

Where does Kirby buckles live now?

He doesn't, he was Killed in world war ii.

Oh.

But when he sold The property in 1942 it

Was listed as parcel 12 on old highway road.

The return address On all the envelopes.

Excellent work.

Thank you.

Okay, so Next step is to...

The buckles family - last surviving member

Pineville retirement home.

Well let's Go talk to them.

What About your meeting?

It can wait.

Excellent.

And how has your Life been affected since

You left your position?

Terrible.

It's taken quite a toll.

Weekly therapy sessions, Bills are piling up.

My wife left me and Took mr. Winkles, the dog.

Have you been Able to get other work?

No.

It's been real tough.

Having to explain why I Left my job, it's made it

Near impossible to get Hired somewhere else.

No Further questions.

Your Witness mr. Wainwright.

Mr. Hamilton, Have you ever been fired

Before?

Oh yeah, big time.

When I was working the Drive-through at sam's

Burgers I left My microphone...

No, no, not in Real life, in this case.

Oh, yes.

I was fired Two other times.

Correct.

An office supply Company and a shoe store.

Both companies complained That you were continually

Late for work, often Even absent from work.

Do you deny this?

No.

Did you display The same behavior at mrs.

Sander's company?

Perhaps, but no one At those jobs ever bullied

Me.

No Further questions.

Witness is excused.

You can't Handle the truth...

... I always Wanted to say that.

Ms. Buckles?

Excuse me, My name is belle.

Belle, May we come in?

Might as well, Everybody else does.

I'm postal Inspector wainwright, this

Is my colleague Inspector mitch omeyer.

Inspector, Well la-di-dah.

You want to Inspect a crime?

I got one for you.

This parcel on the old Highway road is mine.

Belonged to my father.

Now they want to rip it Up and build another mall.

I see you Enjoy writing letters.

Well I write Letters on behalf of my

Father, kirby buckles.

He was an excellent farmer And he taught me the latin

Names of everything That grew on our land.

Like Quercus virginianus.

Well, you're Not as dumb as you look.

Now that southern oak Tree on that property was

Planted the Day I was born.

We share a bloodline and I'll not see it torn down.

Now, excuse me, I have More letters to write.

Well, looks like you got A nose-full of my pollen

Too.

Ms. Buckles, Sending threatening

Letters and a substance Like this through the mail

Is a serious crime.

Ooh...

You're Under arrest.

You have the right To remain silent.

Silent?

I've been silent enough.

Anything you say Can be held against you in

Court.

You have the Right to an attorney.

Ah, lawyers...The Only thing I hate more

Than construction Workers is lawyers.

Okay please, just Stand up, place your hands

Behind your back.

But no...

I bet you're Not gonna miss this when

You're riding a desk In cleveland, huh?

Cheers.

Ah!

I'm sorry...

This, I'm gonna miss.

Wanna cuff me now?

Yeah, I Wanna cuff you now.

Please be Seated.

I have reached A verdict...

...I'm impressed by the way Counsel has both conducted

Themselves and Argued their cases today.

I know the subject has Been difficult and filled

With strong emotions.

But in the end I found the Argument for the plaintiff

To be the most compelling And I award full damages

To mr. Hamilton.

Case closed.

Congratulations guys.

You were a Worthy opponent.

I know it was a mock Trial but we should get

Something for Winning, right?

What, Like a mock prize?

I'll buy You some mock lunch.

I'll throw In some mock money.

Lawyers.

There have Only been a handful of

Times in the history of Our country when deadly

Biohazardous material Has been sent through the

Mail.

But the odds of ever Receiving anything

Dangerous in the mail Are extremely remote.

The postal service Delivers billions of

Pieces of mail each year And very few dangerous

Items are mailed.

Most substances or Items found in the mail

Aren't hazardous, But rather unknown.

There are characteristics About the item that create

Uncertainty.

If a package does cause Suspicion you can usually

Verify the contents simply By contacting the sender

Of the package, or call The postal inspectors if

You still have a concern.