New Outsiders #0
David Charlton
Published: 2005 Categorie(s): Fiction, Fan Fiction Tag(s): "Vigilante II" "Green Arrow" "Black Canary" Roulette "Lady Shiva" Comics DC2 Batgirl Huntress Zatanna
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New Outsiders Issue 0: What Happens in Vegas… Written by David Charlton Cover art by Jim Dufresne Cover coloring by Scott Kruger Edited by David Charlton
Clark County Courthouse, Las Vegas, Nevada, 12 months ago… "… In short, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Tony Scarapelli is responsible for the deaths of at least nine people, and for inciting a gang-war with the rival Bertinelli Family, resulting in widespread violence and murder across our city. We ask that you find him guilty on all counts." The serious young prosecutor concluded, with a stern glance at the sweating mobster sitting at the defense table. Assistant District Attorney Adrian Chase resumed his seat as the judge gave the jury instructions. Scarapelli was going down this time, he was sure of it, this monster that ran the drug trade in Vegas, feeding on the misery of people. Adrian had argued a brilliant case, but he could feel no satisfaction. Though Scarapelli was a particularly odious man, there would others to take his place. The Bertinelli's perhaps He had tried before to put away Vito Bertinelli, head of the most powerful crime family in Las Vegas, only to be frustrated when a corrupt judge dismissed the case. Scarapelli's conviction would be a victory, but a small one, and only the beginning. Adrian released a tense breath, anxious to get home to Anabel, his pregnant young wife, and relate to her how he lit up the courtroom with his oration and put the bad man in jail for life… Two hours later, the jury returned with a not guilty verdict…
In a rage, Adrian Chase went before the flashing cameras on the courtroom steps, decrying the corruption of city officials and jury
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tampering. There and then, a microphone in his face, he vowed an endless crusade on the scum that preyed on the innocent and thought themselves above the law.

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