However, the United States has one good thing, and that is plea bargaining! This kind of judicial system is extremely irresponsible in Kay's opinion. The so-called "plea bargaining", the official legal term is "plea bargain/agreement", usually refers to the suspect

By admitting a crime in exchange for a lighter criminal penalty. Common plea agreements include three categories: the defendant reduces the crime to which he pleads guilty, the prosecutor recommends a lighter sentence to the judge, and the suspect agrees to admit certain specific 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 some other messy matters are added to it,

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 implications, and they are huge. For example, many felons can use this deal to plead guilty to several lesser crimes and thus 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 felt that 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... then...

What 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 what he thinks is individual justice. Because only by adhering to procedural justice can the city of New York get back on track, and individuals

The justice of justice may be very exciting, but it can never replace the justice of the judiciary, because the judiciary is the cornerstone of maintaining social stability and maintaining the development of civilization! If everyone becomes a vigilante, then for this society, it is precisely

It's a poison!

Harvey doesn't like vigilantes, he always has.

Of course, he has no objection to the vigilantes themselves. On the contrary, he also believes that these vigilantes are people with true justice. Unfortunately, the justice that the public needs is not the kind of justice that abuses lynching by vigilantes, but is just and aboveboard.

Judicial 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 filed by 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 Sharize want the public opinion to be overly involved. No matter where it is, as long as there are too many people involved, bad things can easily happen. If it triggers a national discussion, then... for Hope

And Sharize was a disaster.

Especially Salize, she is a public figure. Once she comes into contact with this, her career will be ruined.

Just like Jodie Foster back then, she was shot because of Reagan's assassination (the murderer confessed that he did it just 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 has no objection to this. After all, the deal is done, and there is no need for a jury. The judge is in control of the high-profile and low-key. You only need to say hello, and the matter can be completely silent. The only thing that needs to be considered is the victim.

the emotions of the family members.

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 thinks this is shameful.

In short, after long and intense negotiations, the final conclusion was finally reached.

Hope must plead guilty. That's 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 current condition has improved a lot, at least the previous suicidal tendencies are gone. She is just in the 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 is the helplessness of psychiatrists. They are not ordinary medicine. Once the disease is cured, it will be completely cured. Psychological problems are too subjective, and it is not what doctors say can be cured.

It 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, even if they are cured, will leave scars.

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, greet 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 thing. After all, she saw her mother kill her father with her own eyes. This impact changed her life, and even now, it still remains.

It has an impact that cannot be forgotten at all.

"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 completely unpredictable. 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 is best not to over-stimulate her. Because it is difficult for us to predict the results."

As the attending doctor, he knew the facts of the case and the murderer. But out of caution, he was still unwilling to let Hope be stimulated.

Kai didn't listen to much of what the attending doctor said.

In Kai's 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 the tragic scene of Kilgrave's 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, crying, laughing, and angry.

He was scolded and beaten, and he knelt down and sobbed for a long time.

It took several nurses and sedatives to calm her down again.

Bob was even more angry and wanted to sue Kay.

Shalizi could only let Kai go first, and she would slowly calm down everyone's emotions here. Harley looked gloating.

Harley has a serious doctorate in psychology, and she did not advise Kai to do this before. Unfortunately, Kai, a guy who is not even a dabbler, thinks 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.

…

Early the next morning, a rare sunny day appeared in New York. There was a faint sunshine 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.

He scratched his messy black hair with both hands.

After a while, she came back to her senses.

She had left 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 the 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 has to drink until she is very drunk every night, using alcohol to numb her mind, so that she can fall asleep in a hazy state. Because of this, she always goes to bed very late and wakes up very early. Her extraordinary power

She was not completely immune to the side effects of alcohol, but she had to drink the strongest vodka. The feeling of hangover was not less at all. But this morning, her head did not have the dull pain after a hangover, and she did not sleep as well as before.

Feeling of dry mouth after waking up.

A peaceful and peaceful sleep put her body in a comfortable and lazy state. She lay down again and watched the sunlight shining 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 never stops.

In the end Jessica had no choice but to open the door.
To be continued...