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The Unreliable Witness

Words: 3072 · Source Novel:: Bones of the Ring

Believing the footage is his ticket to safety, Alek anonymously submits it to the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement tip line. Instead, the video’s metadata places him at the crime scene. He is arrested and thrust into removal proceedings. During a bond hearing before Immigration Judge Elara Thorne, the same federal judiciary to which Vane belongs, his prior asylum claim (Alek v. Attorney General of the Federated States) is re-opened. Thorne, applying the same credibility provisions as in the real Mizoury case, deems Alek unreliable, citing his participation in illicit boxing and lack of documentary evidence. His testimony is labeled a fabrication to avoid deportation. The silent video, presented as evidence of character, is twisted by the government attorney to illustrate Alek’s violent tendencies. Alek is ordered detained.