Booker Trial Case (Prosecution)

Prosecution

Gabriel-Captain, Dir Jayden, Cross Booker

Lauren-Dir Robin, Cross Phoenix

Kaliyah-Dir Sam, Cross Pookey

Nayla-Jayden

Makayla G.- Robin

Dejanaa-Sam

Arianna-Opening and Closing

1.) Read the charging Document. What is the defendant on trial fo

- First degree murder
- Conspiracy to commit homicide

2.) Read the Statues(s) especially each element

- That Geoffry Esper is dead
- Second that a conspirator or accomplice of the defendant killed him
- That killing was done with the specific intent to kill with malice

3.) Read the affidavits. As you read the affidavits, write the information on the paper that pro
each element. Also, write the information that goes against the element in a separate color.
Prosecution (For us)
Defense (against us)

a. Geoffr Esper is dead

- ID to have been Geoffery Esper
- Pronounced dead at the scene
- Exhibit 1: Declared Esper dead
 - Exhibit 5: Shows the gun, which is the reason for Espers death
- Exhibit 4: Shows where the body was found
b. A conspirator or accomplice of the defendant killed him
- Exhibit 2: States that arrest warrants were sent for Booker(defendant) and Sudo, who had
the murder weapon
- Exhibit 11: Text messages between Booker and Sudo alluding to a ‘job’ the same night of
the murder.
- Exhibit 9: Ruddy Sudo prints were on the gun
- Exhibit 11: Text messages don’t explicitly state what they were planning, it could’ve been
Anything
c. That killing was done with the specific intent to kill with malice
- Exhibit 6: the feud between the two restaurants in terms of activities
- Exhibit 7: the feud between the two restaurants in terms of activities
- Exhibit 8: the feud between the two restaurants in terms of reviews
- Exhibit 10: the items boughts
- Exhibit 10: the items could’ve been bought for anything and their is not suspicious about
Her transaction history
- Exhibit 8: There's no proof that the reviewer was booker
- Exhibit 7: it’s not a crime to create activities to bring in new customers
- Exhibit 6:it’s not a crime to create activities to bring in new customers

WEAK POINTS FOR PROSECUTION WEAK POINTS FOR DEFENSE

This is the detectives first murder case The detective has 2/3 hours of forensic
handwriting courses

The detective was reprimanded twice Booker saying “Good news travels fast”
for not properly securing a crime scene after finding out Esper died
and moving key evidence

The issues surrounding Sudos Booker wanting to charge Esper for her
interrogation restaurant burning

The detective had a feeling sam was Booker yelled in front of everyone that
involved she was going to kill esper in a fit of
rage

There was an altercation between sam

and booker
 The text messages between booker and
sudo

Booker was nowhere to be found after

the murder

Sudo told sam that he was hired by

booker to kill esper

Jayden Kobayahi - The detective in charge

BACKGROUND
● Went to Penn State and received a Computer Science degree and a minor
in Social Justice.
● Was a Uniform patrol officer for ten years
● A detective at the wisawe PD, 35 years old
● First murder case as a detective
● Claims there was barley an interview for making detective ( will likely be
brought up in cross)
● Reprimanded twice for not properly securing a crime scene and moving
key evide nce before forensics could sweep the location. The last incident
was in 2012,(11 years ago) and has not had an issue since (probably
brought up in cross)
QUALIFICATIONS
● While with PPD, a full police academy and special weapons training
module was completed, a 20-week training program.
● Has experience in
● 2/3 hours of forensic handwriting courses (can go either way)
RIVALRY
● Stated that there was competition, but it went to a whole nother level
● “Everyone, and I mean everyone, in town knew they hated each other”
● They went back and forth and involved the police
 ● In February of 2023 someone had tried to burn down the onomonpizza
(booker)
● Booker wanted to charge Esper but there was no evidence
● Booker’s bar had to close for several days affecting business
● On May 15, 2023, Esper bought Booker's bar
● Esper was a festival sponsor and Booker lost it screaming, “I am going to
kill you! I am going to kill you! You ruined me!......” (May 19th)
● Interview with Robin Lesco revealed the following conversation between
Booker and Esper, “Now I've got you, either you stop all these dirty tricks,
or I am going to double your rent “- Esper “What’s the matter, can't take
a little competition?” - Booker “You either toe in line or I'll evict you”-
Esper “I knew you were a dirtbag, but I never thought you'd extort to
extortion. What goes around comes around. Karmas a nasty mistress”-
Booker
● Lesco also revealed that she overheard booker say something like “Yeah I
told you I'd take care of you and your family if it came to that”
● Phoenix (Sams Chesnut) stated that the feud went to the internet
targeting each other's reviews
● “Booker is definitely guilty, and as soon as the jury reaches that obvious
conclusion, I’ll have my first murder conviction.”
IMPORTANT DETAILS
● In February of 2023 someone had tried to burn down the onomonpizza
(booker)
● Esper couldn’t be charged due to a lack of evidence
● On May 15, 2023, Esper bought Booker's bar
● Esper was a festival sponsor and Booker lost it screaming, “I am going to
kill you! I am going to kill you! You ruined me!......” (May 19th)
● Altercation between Sam and booker
● Ruddy Sudo has a record of stabbing a boy, public intoxication,
possession of a controlled substance, and resisting arrest.
● An onomotopizza business card was found with a five-digit number
written on the back: 27878. Or 27818.162
 ● Received a warrant for Ruddys and Bookers phone call which revealed a
phone call the night of the murder and a few interesting phone calls
● On May 17th there were cash withdraws from bookers account for 7,000
and 5,000 through their personal account
● I had a feeling that chestnut was involved
THE MURDER
● May 23rd at 10:23pm he was dispatched to The Hole in the Wall because
Geoffrey Esper was dead
● Officer Wehry spoke to Pookey Thomas (Hare Pin Brewery) who had
discovered the body
● Body was not untouched
● Esper had been shot execution style (back of his head) his dog has also
been shot
● Concluded there was not a struggle
● Robbery was not a motive
● The front door camera was not working
● It was more than likely that the killer entered through the back door
● The following day Booker was nowhere to be found to conduct an
interview, that resulted in her becoming a prime suspect
● Sudo told Sam about the .38 caliber revolver and about the dog, which has
not been released by the public.
● Sudo also told Sam that Booker hired him to kill Esper.
● There was an arrest warrant for Ruddy's place and found the caliber and
the ammunition was a match
● Warrant issue
RUDDY SUDO
● Ruddy Sudo has a record of stabbing a boy, public intoxication,
possession of a controlled substance, and resisting arrest.
● In early July Sudo was bought in to questioning
● Officer Wehry and Lesco sit in an undercover police car
● Lesco, who told me straight away that Sudo was almost certainly the
same person they saw speaking to Booker at the café
 ● Sudo's partial fingerprint was found on the code-box at the Hole on May
23rd
● After confronting Sudo with the physical evidence, he requested a lawyer
● I went on to tell him, about the eye witness, booker using him, and
alluding to booker framing him
● Once an offer was made for his cooperation offer to testify against booker
he admitted to owning the firearm and being in the hole that night but to
drink
● The hole isn’t open on Tuesdays,
THE ISSUE OF SUDOS INVESTIGATION (will likely be asked in cross)
● Judge disagreed with me because Sudo asked for a lawyer
● However, no questions were made just statements
● The judge called the chief and DA to suggest I “take refresher training on
the Sixth amendment”
● “I stand by my interrogation; I would definitely do things differently now”
● secured warrants for the arrest of Booker and Sudo for the murder of
Geoffrey Esper and Sudo for aggravated cruelty to animals for the death
of Rags.
BOOKER ( maybe should be brought in through effect of the listener)
● Her father has been ill and after being embarrassed by Esper at the
festival, she went home to clear her head and spend time with her family.
I asked Booker if they knew of Esper’s death – and the reply was chilling,
“Good news travels fast.” I asked Booker if they knew Sudo, and Booker
replied with a bit of a surprise, "You mean the deck guy?!?
THEME: “Spite aimed the gun but revenge pulled the trigger”

THEORY: We the prosecution believe and will prove that the defendant,
st
Addison Booker, is guilty of conspiracy to commit Murder and 1 degree
Murder. Always holding a grudge against her business competitor from the
moment they opened next to each other to the eventual loss of her business to
Geoffrey. The loss pushed her to the breaking point of eliminating the
competition for good.

OPENING:Good morning, Your Honor, opposing

counsel, and members of the jury. My name is
Arianna Fuller, and I have the privilege of
representing the State of Pennsylvania in this case.
Today, we are here to seek justice for Geofrey
Esper, a man whose life was tragically cut short
over what began as a seemingly petty competition
between two neighborhood businesses. However, as
you will see, this competition escalated into
something far more sinister, a deadly rivalry that
cost Mr. Esper his life.
Geofrey Esper was the proud owner of "The Hole in
the Wall," a small but beloved local business nestled
in Susquehannock Square. Mr. Esper had recently
come into a bit of good fortune—he won a
significant sum from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Like any responsible business owner, he chose to
reinvest that money into his livelihood, hoping to
expand his business and secure a better future.

But this success sparked jealousy, greed, and

ultimately, violence from his competitors. In
particular, the evidence will show that the
defendant viewed Mr. Esper’s newfound fortune as
a threat. Rather than improving their own business
or accepting healthy competition, the defendant
took matters into their own hands, plotting to
remove Mr. Esper as a rival—permanently.
Throughout this trial, you will hear from witnesses
who will testify to the growing tension between the
two businesses, a tension that culminated in a
deliberate act of violence. You will see evidence that
points to the defendant’s calculated actions and
their clear motive. The evidence will show that what
began as a rivalry for customers turned into a cold-
blooded plan to end a life.

By the end of this trial, members of the jury, you

will see that there is only one conclusion you can
come to—that the defendant is guilty of the
premeditated murder of Geofrey Esper. Justice asks
that we hold the defendant accountable for their
actions.

Thank you.

DIRECTS:
JAYDEN- (Responses written under questions are guidelines to help the witness know
what to say and have an idea of what i'm going at by asking a question)

Good Evening, could you state your name and spell out your last for the jury?
“Hi, yes my name is Jayden Kobayashi, K-o-b-a-y-a-s-h-i.

What do you do for a living?

“Well, I'm a detective for the Wisawe PD and have been since 2019.

What did you do before you became a detective for the police department?
“I had been a regular uniformed cop for around 10 years responding to all sorts of calls
such as, automobile accidents, robberies, shots fired, and other crimes that ranged from
misdemeanor to felonies.

Being a detective is an important job; What are your qualifications for it?
“I have graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science and a minor in Social
Justice. I had carried over a ton of experience from the years as a uniformed cop and I was
sent out to the ‘Advanced Pennsylvania Police Academy’ for my training. There, I learned more
about criminal investigations, drug enforcement/recognition, constitutional rights, forensics,
and physical fitness. I also am sure to recertify on crime scene management and firearms
annually.

Let's move towards the reason why we are here; Where were you on Tuesday, May 23 2023?
“Well, I was getting ready to rest up from the work day when I had been dispatched to a
call at the bar called ‘The Hole In The Wall’. When I showed up on scene, I found officer
Florence Wehry waiting and he told me that Espers’s body was lying in his office dead. She
said that a “Pookey Thomas” from over at the Hare Pin Brewery had made the call and found
his body.

So what can you tell me about the scene when you walked in?
First thing that you see when you walk inside the room was [Link]’s body slumped
out on his desk with an execution-styled gun shot through the back of his head. We waited for
the Medical Examiner and the CSU to arrive on scene. When they showed up, the Medical
Examiner had pronounced Esper dead on scene and moved the body away to the morgue.
What did you and the CSU unit discover looking through the scene?
Together, we walked the scene to investigate the state of the office and any potential
evidence like, hair, fingerprints, nails, ect. We saw that the office wasn't in any sort of disarray
removing robbery out of the question and that no defensive wounds were on Espers’ body
meaning there was no struggle.

When walking through the scene, were there any signs of a break in?
When we walked through we noticed that none of the windows had been broken and
that meant there could only be two ways into the office: 1, the front door 2, the backdoor with
the keypad.

When clearing through the room, the front door was blocked, correct?
Yeah, the front door had been barred meaning no one could get in unless locked from
the outside meaning that the most likely entry point was that backdoor with the keypad.

What did you do after securing the crime scene?

Well, the next day after some rest, I wanted to get interviews done. Both Esper’s Widow
and Pookey Thomas, (the head of the promotions department over at Hare Pin Brewery) said
to me that the feud that had been occurring between Addison and Booker had gotten really
bad.

Addsion’s name came up during both interviews, what did you decide to do with that
information that interviewees provided?
I thought it would be best to talk to Booker so that they can give their stance on the
view but it appeared that Addison had skipped town and no one had seen them sense after
what they said at the party at the Square.

What effect did this have on your investigation?

Considering what she had said that day, the fact that she had skipped town and that
she had been in a “war” with Esper it made Addison my primary suspect in the murder.

What did she say that day in the Square?

Addison had run up on the stage and took the mic from the singer and said “I'm going
to kill you! I'm going to kill you! You ruined me! You ruined me! I'm going to kill you!” to Esper.
Considering that your main suspect had skipped town, how did you continue your
investigation?
Over the next couple of days, I interviewed current employees of Hole in the Wall and
another witness named Phoenix Webb.

After you spoke to Phoenix Webb How did your investigation progress?
Phoenix had given me valuable information on the fight between Esper and Booker and
it led me to look at their online Google and Yelp pages and print them out.

What did Phoenix tell you?

Phoenix told me that their “fight” had gone digital and they had started to target each
other's pages.

(Might bring in evidence of the Google and Yelp pages; have to look at them later.)

After looking through the webpages where did you go from there?
It took a little bit for the case to start up again but I caught wind of an altercation at
Sam’s that involved booker. Sam told me what had happened but he also talked about a
conversation that he had with Randy Sudo.

Was Randy Sudo someone previously on your radar before the conversation with sam?
No, the conversation that I had with Sam wrapped Sudo in the thick of it and I had PC
to go and get a warrant to search his home.

What did Sam tell you in that conversation? (hearsay within hearsay)
[The hearsay for Sudo to Chestnut can be covered with 803(18)(e) and then for Chestnut to our
Detective we can use Effect on the Listener]
Sam said to me that when he had Randy over to install ovens for him Randy said, the
perpetrator shot Esper with a .38 caliber revolver and how Esper’s dog was also shot and killed
while laying at Esper’s feet

But no one had any access to this information yet correct?

Yes, we try to keep ourselves from oversharing to discourage prank calls and
conspiracy theorists from calling and keeping people with real information on the line so
when I heard this from Sam it was surprising and suspicious that Randy somehow knew this.
Back to the conversation you had with Sam, What else did he say?
Well we went on and said that Sudo told him that Booker had paid him off to kill Esper.

You mentioned that this conversation gave you Probable Cause to search his home; What did
you find?
Well, when we went to search the apartment that he lived in we found a .38 caliber
revolver and a box of .38. Using ballistics we confirmed that this was in fact the same gun used
to shoot and kill Esper and that the ammunition was consistent with the projectile found in
Esper’s body by the Medical Examiner.

Was there anything else that you found of importance?

We had also found a business card with some numbers scrawled on the back either
being 27878 or 27818. I asked the crime lab to take a look at it but they said they couldn't match
the handwriting and with the classes that I had taken in forensics Booker’s 1’s and 7’s looked
similar to each other. We also found a phone bill under Sudo’s name.

What was on that phone bill statement?

It gave me his cell phone number along with a chain of messages between the two.

After reading the messages, what did you do?

I subpoenaed Booker’s financial records for both his business and his personal
account. I found that on May 17th, he withdrew 7,000$ from his business and 5,000$ from his
personal account. We found nothing else of importance after this at home.

(Enter in text messages (hearsay proven through effect on the listener from him subpoenaing
Booker’s records))

Once you flipped the place upside down, what was your next course of action?
We got word back from forensics that the fingerprints that we gathered on the day of
the murder matched with Sudo’s prints meaning that he was there on May 23. This gave me all
that I needed to go and get a warrant for both Sudos and Booker’s arrest.

When you got the warrant what happened?

We searched for Sudo, we dragged him in for an integration and then went and
snagged Booker afterwards.

That’s all I needed to hear; Thank you.

ROBIN-
Points i want to make with robin
- Booker and Esper were constantly fighting, adding onto the motive of why Booker
would want to kill.
- Robin reported on the feud between the two (however may be labeled as gossip)
- Robin heard statements made by booker and others
- -Robin would also write blogs for esper (might be brought up by defense)
- -Establish the Robin blamed the both of them
First establish the lack of bias then move onto what happened between the two.

QUESTIONS
Good Morning.
- Good Morning.
Can you please state your name for the record?
- My name is Robin Lesco
What is your occupation?
- I am a journalist, specifically I write for the food emoji which is a
restaurant/food blog
What education do you have
- I have a degree in journalism from Penn State University.
Where are you from?
- I am originally from Harrisburg Pennsylvania, however I moved to Wisawe Lark
Why did you move to Wisawe?
- I moved here for a job opportunity at the local news outlet and to cover the
unique stories of the area.
When did you move there?
- I moved to Wisawe in early 2022.
What kind of stories do you typically cover?
- I cover a range of local news, including community events, business
developments, and investigative pieces.
What restaurants do you usually cover in the area?
- I've gotten to know a lot of restaurant owners, but the main thing I found
myself covering the most was the feud between the hole in the wall and
Onomotopizza.
Why did you cover those two restaurants?
- It was a popular topic around the city, to hear about what was going on between
Esper and Booker
Who is esper?
- Geoffery Esper was the owner of the restaurant, the hole in the wall before he
died.
How do you know esper?
- As a restaurant reviewer I use to do food reviews on the restaurants in the area,
esper’s business was one of them
What is your relationship with him?
- Our relationship wasn’t anything past professional. He would sometimes
provide me with free food and drinks once in a while, but I knew it was just to
get me to write positive reviews
Who is Booker?
- Booker is the owner of the Onomotopizza, he was the other person involved in
the feud between the two.
How do you know Booker?
- I would also do reviews on Onomotopizza as well.
What is your relationship with Booker
- Our relationship wasn’t anything over a professional level, I also used to do
reviews for his restaurant however due to Bookers business models I did
criticize the way he ran his restaurant.
What interactions did you have with both?
- I personally believed they were both to blame for the issues going on within
their business and neither one of them was right or wrong.
What interaction have you observed between the two?
- The two were very hostile towards another, there was never a moment where
they were not fighting. The two were seen as competitors
What is an example of the hostility you noticed?
- They would often argue publicly, online, and then there was the incident
revolving around the fire.
What was the incident revolving around the fire?
- Back in February of 2023, there was a fire on the Onomotopizza deck.
What happened after that?
 - I then started spending a lot more time covering the ins and outs of the fight
between the two and it did extremely well.
What occurred then?
- Esper then in May ended up winning the lottery and bought Booker’s lease
What happened after the lease was bought?
- Booker made some threats stating that “payback sucks” and at this point people
would drop by both restaurants to see what was gonna happen next, me I was
blogging daily.
Where did you get your information for the blogs?
- I got them through observations as well as statements made from Sam and
Pookee
Who is Sam?
- Sam is another restaurant owner in the plaza, he owns Sam’s Old Tavern
How do you know Sam?
- Sam owned another establishment in the square close by esper and booker’s
and I also used to lounge and do reviews there as well.
What is your relationship with Sam
- Similar to the other two owners the relationship was nothing personal
How did you get information from Sam?
- I would work in a lot of the rooms including sams, so he would typically inform
me of what was going on between the restaurants.
Who is Pookey
- Pookey is the head of the promotions department for a business known as Hare
Pin Brewery
How do you know Pookey
- Pookey was often in and out of the restaurants to promote his business
What information did you get from Pookey?
- He mainly kept me up to date with the latest things going on, but the biggest
event that occurred happened on May 15
What happened on May 15?
- Esper out of nowhere came with the police and provided eviction papers to
booker in public
What happened after that?
- May 17th while i was sitting in a booth at Carley’s Coffee while working on the
blog I saw Booker at the coffee shop during lunch and I thought it was weird
What occurred after?
- Though I could not see directly I know for sure that the voice coming from the
person with Booker was Randy Sudo.
Who is Randy Sudo?
- Randy Sudo is famously known around town as an immoral person.
What did you observe between the two?
- I saw Booker storm through the soda bar without greeting any of the workers
and said in a impatient tone “You ready’
What happened after that?
- They spoke very secretively and then in a rougher tone Booker said again “Hey
are you ready?”
What occurred after that
- Randy responded and then Booker said “It’s not like you haven’t done it before”
and after more conversation between the two, booker said “That dirtbag Esper
going to get whats coming”

Excited uderrence

- It was extremely hostile, the two of them would constantly call the cops on each
other, there was an incident where Booker's porch was set on fire.

POTENTIAL RESPONSE
- “Didn’t you say bookers model was lousy (Or anything that presents a level of bias)
RESPONSE
“As a restaurant reviewer, it is my job to be objective and critical of the way a business is
operated. Me doing that does not necessarily mean I have any bias towards booker, I’m simply
just doing my job which is to critic.

SAM
Please state your name and spell your last name:
1) What do you do for a living?
 -I own and operate the bar at sam's old town tavern
2) What did you do before opening a bar?
-I worked at joe's sporting goods for about a decade or two
3) What did that job do for you?
-The job taught me alot about marketing and sales.
4) Why did you decide to open a bar?
-because joe was sporting goods was going out of business and i needed a new job…
figuring that a bar was the best fit for me
5) Why do you think it was the best fit for you?
- I love socializing and i found a new passion for making flavorful food and drinks
combinations
6) Where is your bar located?
-it's located in wisawe, next door to a parking lot just off the square and two other
businesses
7) What are those the business called?
- The Hole In The Wall and Onomotopizza
8) Who are the owners of these restaurants?
- Geoff Esper was the owner of Hole in The Wall and Addison Booker owned
Onomotopizza
9) What was your business relationship with both these people like?
-Esper and I always got into arguments over things like parking
10) What did you observe about their relationship?
- Their hatred for each other was strong. They would go back and forth by involving the
city and even messing with each other on the internet on Yelp or Google reviews
11) How did their relationship affect you?
- I never really worried about it. I was happy to sit back and let them knock each other
around
Id like to go back to one of the restaurants you mentioned, Onomotopizza
12) How has the restaurant been?
Well recently, the restaurant got tragically lit on fire, and no one deserves that to happen to
their business. I mean I would be devastated if it happened to me. It’s even more sad because
that restaurant was such an establishment until it was bought.
13) How did you hear about this?
- Word got around that Esper was putting on a full court press(hearsay is an out of court
statement that is coming in to prove the truth of the matter asserted, this is not a direct
statement said by someone).
14) How did Booker react?
 - Booker was visibly mad when he came to me to talk about an alliance. But I talked him
down so he wouldn’t do anything rash. However I later found out that Esper evicted
Booker
- Let’s switch gears.. I’d like to talk to you abthe date may 19, 2023.
15) What happened that day at the Savor on the Square Festival?
-
16) What did Booker say in particular that stood out?
17) What

CROSSES:

Booker’s Cross
Good Morning, [Link].
I just wanted to follow up with a couple of questions from your testimony.
You testified to the fact that you and [Link] had been in a feud over your businesses
correct?
Ex. (yes)
On the day of the “Savor the Square” fest on the 19th of may, you said directly to Esper “I’m
going to kill you,” didn’t you?
Ex. (I was upset about my business and how things had turned out)
You said this in front of the large crowd of people attending the event, correct?
Ex. (yes)
All of this came a little while after you got the news of your business being bought out right?
Ex. (yes)
These actions from Esper in your restaurant had made you upset, didn't it?
Ex. (yes)
Now, just a few days before the murder of Esper you had pulled 12,000 dollars out of your
bank accounts didn’t you?
Ex. (yes I had)

You said that this money was to be given to Randy Sudo so that he could rebuild your deck
right?
Ex. (Yes)
You never received receipts or invoices from Sudo for the money being used for the deck;
Correct?
Ex. (It was more of a verbal agreement…)
Construction takes time, but you didn’t even have a list of materials and the price breakdown
from Randy did you?
Ex. (No I didn’t)
So you handed over the 12,000 to Randy and the deck had not been started on before you and
Sudo were taken in, correct?
Ex. (No, there hadn’t been any work done on the deck)
Now you said you never really knew Sudo that well didn’t you?
Ex. (That’s right)
Even in the short time that you’ve known each other you seemed to text a lot right?
Ex. (Yeah we chatted over the phone about how I would need the deck done)
[Enter Messages into evidence or use them if already in]
[Evidence Entered]
In these messages you supposedly said were about the deck, not a single one mentions the
word “deck” right?
Ex. (The word ‘deck’ isn’t in our messages)
On the day of the murder, Sudo texted you the words “Square is too busy” at 18:25 and then
later at 20:34 he said “It’s done, Made quite the mess but, it’s all sorted now.”
Is it true that you didn’t know what “it” was?
Ex. (I thought he would have been talking about the deck)
But you just stated that the deck was never finished, didn't you?
Ex. (That’s right)
Lets quickly review, You said you had no involvement in the murder of Esper, correct?
Ex. (That’s right)
You withdrew 12,000 dollars out of your account to be given to Sudo before the murder didn’t
you?
Ex. (yes)
But you were left with no documentation of anything being done with the money for the deck,
right?
Ex. (That's right)
And you had been in contact with him during the day of the murder according to your guy’s
messages, correct?
Ex. (Yes I had)
But you have no explanations for these conversations and texts that you had with him, right?
Ex. (No)
No further questions.
PHOENIX -
1. Isn't it true that Booker was a founding customer of Hare Pin?

2. Did you know that Onomotopizza was experiencing financial difficulties before the Savor the
Square event?

3. Would you agree that Booker's financial problems started long before Esper got involved?

4. Wasn't Onomotopizza's decline due to undercapitalization and not solely the actions of
others?

5. Did Booker ever ask for help with their business, or did they try to handle everything
themselves?

6. Isn't it true that you only took Esper's deal because it benefited your business financially?

7. Were you motivated by personal gain when you agreed to cancel Booker's beer order?

8. Did you feel pressured by Esper to accept the deal because of the 15-minute deadline he
imposed?

9. Could you have negotiated better terms for both Booker and your business if you had more
time?

10. Isn't it true that you chose to blame non-payment as the reason for canceling the beer order,
even though that wasn't the full story?

11. Did you deliberately mislead Booker by saying the beer was canceled due to non-payment,
knowing it was because of your deal with Esper?

12. Were you aware that canceling the beer order would seriously hurt Booker's chances at the
festival?

13. Isn't it true that your team, including Tito and Tatiana, was reluctant to cancel the delivery
but felt they had no choice?

14. Did you feel guilty about canceling the beer order because of the potential damage it would
do to Booker's business?

15. Wouldn't you agree that Esper's demand was a strategic move to eliminate Booker's
business?

16. Did you consider the ethical implications of your decision to pull the beer order from
Onomotopizza?

17. Was it your decision alone to cancel the beer order, or was it a group decision with Tito and
Tatiana?

18. Can you explain why you didn’t inform Booker about your deal with Esper instead of blaming
non-payment?
19. Isn't it true that canceling the beer order severely limited Booker's ability to compete at
Savor the Square?

20. Did you ever ask Esper why he was so determined to ruin Booker's last chance at success?

21. Isn't it true that you knew the festival was Booker's last opportunity to turn things around?

22. Would you agree that Esper buying the building and evicting Booker was part of his plan to
eliminate them as a competitor?

23. Did you realize that by agreeing to Esper’s deal, you were helping him create a monopoly in
the Wisawe area?

24. Isn't it true that Hare Pin benefited financially from Esper’s plan to eliminate Booker as a
competitor?

25. Do you think your decision to side with Esper has damaged your credibility in the local
business community?

26. Can you explain why you didn’t try to work out a solution that would benefit both Hare Pin
and Booker?

27. Isn’t it true that Esper’s offer of exclusivity came at the expense of your long-time customer,
Booker?

28. Would you say your decision was motivated more by financial gain than loyalty to a long-
time customer?

29. Isn’t it true that by siding with Esper, you contributed to the collapse of Onomotopizza?

30. Wouldn’t you agree that your actions showed a lack of loyalty to a customer who had been
with you since the beginning?

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