This is a trial record from many years ago, conducted by the Order Tribunal of the Order of the Deep.
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Court Clerk: Order! Order in the court! All rise for the presiding judge and judicial officers to enter the court.
Court Clerk: Your Honor, the plaintiff, Thiago Montelli, the defendant, Tino Fisalia, and the defendant's attorney, Giuseppe, are now in court. The plaintiff's witness, Acolyte Nicolo, is waiting outside the court. Preparations for the final trial have been completed. The trial may begin, Your Honor.
Presiding Judge: According to the doctrines and regulations of the Order, the 10th Court of the Order Tribunal of Tidal Sanctuary, the Order of the Deep in Ragunna, shall preside over the dispute between the plaintiff, the Montelli family, and the defendants, Tino Fisalia and the Fisalia family. I hereby declare the court is now in session.
Presiding Judge: We will now establish the basic information of the parties and their counsel. If there are no objections from either side, we will proceed with the inquiry and examine the disputed claims, evidence, and witnesses presented by both parties.
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Presiding Judge: Witness, do you affirm that the testimony provided by the plaintiff in the complaint is truthful?
Witness: It is not truthful.
Presiding Judge: Order!
Presiding Judge: Witness Acolyte Nicolo, I ask you again, is the testimony provided by the plaintiff in the complaint accurate? Be advised, under the Tribunal's rules, any contradictions in your testimony, should they affect the outcome of this trial, may lead to charges of perjury!
Witness: Your Honor, by the Sentinel above, I admit that my prior testimony was false. I request that the Tribunal provide witness protection for myself and my family. I testify that the Montelli family coerced me into making a false statement in court.
Plaintiff: What madness is this, Nicolo?! What did the Fisalias say to you before the trial?