Flash Fic Challenge: The Stage is Set (With a Cruet)

 The Stage is Set (With a Cruet)

Some bright spark had decided to put on a comic book themed retelling of Romeo and Juliet, complete with twirling capes and jokes so bad they were a crime against language.

Stage hand Mark winced as the actors bounced all over the outdoor stage, claiming that possession of the electronic cruet set that was passing rapidly between characters warranted arresting them (because it was a case of a salt and battery, groan).

"An electronic cruet? How shocking!" declared a wide eyed ingenue.

And then everyone declared they were going undercover to party, capes and all, the curtain came down, and that was his cue to dash on with the set change.

The play proceeded apace, until Freddie (playing Mercutio) turned out not to be acting stabbed, but actually stabbed, and Mark had to hastily drag a real, unconscious, bleeding body off the stage during set change, and call an ambulance.

Because the show must go on, and there was no need for the audience to know - right?

Flash Fic Challenge: Waterlogged Notes

 

Notes on the Jane Smith case:

Yes, the client was tied to the railway track

No, we cannot remove the relevant tie from the track and submit it as evidence. Photos will have to do.

Yes, the train did technically go over her.

No, she was not harmed in the process (irritation to the point of foul language does not count)

Yes, she escaped on her own.

No, the train was not derailed by her methods.

Yes, the client is a naiad (whoever thought that someone who can turn into water could be tied up without recourse is a fool)

No, we probably shouldn't mention that to the court (unless directly asked and unable to evade)