proof.
Do you believe that ?
There is to be
a full tribunal.
- A conviction means death.
- Do you believe that, sir ?
I just needed to look
into your eyes for myself.
I'm sorry I asked.
I would never do anything to
disgrace you with the Council, sir.
I'll use every resource
to find out, Joseph.
Have you selected
someone to defend you ?
- Judge Hershey.
- Hershey ? Why a Street Judge ?
At the Academy, she was at the top
of her class in interpretational law.
And I trust her.
The facts will come out
at the tribunal.
I'll personally
make sure of that.
Sir ?
I'm sorry about this.
- [ Reporter ] Dredd ! No !
- [ Gunshots ]
[ Man ]
Play back.
- Dredd ! No !
- [ Gunshots ]
- Dredd ! No !
- [ Gunshots ]
[ Man ]
Play back.
Stop video. The video
you have just seen...
is prima facie evidence that
the defendant is guilty as charged.
mark it
people's exhibit "a. "
Objection, Your Honor.
This video is inadmissible
as evidence.
- If I may be given a moment to explain?
- Please do.
I have an affidavit from Nathan Olmeyer,
currently a junior at the Academy.
Cadet Olmeyer has
been acknowledged...
by every one of his instructors to be
an expert in digital and video graphics.
His affidavit states this surveillance
video is of such low definition,
no positive identification
can be made of the killer.
Your Honors,
we know that the uniform of a Judge
can be counterfeit...
and that the badge
can be duplicated,
and since neither the video
nor the audio in this presentation...
can identify the accused
in any way,
I repeat my objection to this video
being allowed as evidence in this case,
and I ask for a ruling.
Objection sustained.
[ Fargo ]
The video is inadmissible.
Yes !
Shh.
Admit it, Dredd.
- What ?
- You're impressed.
- Very.
- You owe me.
- Hmm.
- Very well.
I'm therefore forced to move...
to technical information
of a critical nature.
I will need
the court's permission...
to access top-secret
documentation...
with the help of
Central Computer Bank.
[ Fargo ]
You may proceed.
Central,
are you on-line ?
[ Central: Female Voice ]
On-line, Judge McGruder.
I wish you to access
weapons schematic.
Describe the working of the standard
Judge's side arm, the Lawgiver Two.
[ Central ] Model Two is
coded to the personal D.N.A....
of the Judge using the weapon...
via the skin's contact with the grip,
a fail-safe security..
- Did you know about this ?
- No !
The D.N.A. is obtained
from my medical files,
and upgraded automatically
every time the weapon is reloaded.
Each time a round
is chambered and fired...
the projectile is tagged
with the relevant D.N.A.
Chief Justice, the defense was not
made aware of any of this information.
Judge Hershey, the prosecution
must be given time to finish.
Central, were the bullets recovered from
the bodies of Vardas and Lily Hammond...
so D.N.A. coded ?
[ Central ] Yes, Judge McGruder.
It could not be otherwise.
[ McGruder ] And what was
the result of the computer check...
of the D.N.A. coding
on those bullets ?
[ Central ] The D.N.A. is
a perfect match for Judge Joseph Dredd.
It's a lie !
The evidence has been falsified.
It's impossible !
I never broke the Law ! I am the Law !
- We have no case.
- You gotta believe me !
You have to believe me.
Say it.
Your Honor...
the prosecution rests.
The Tribunal needs to confer !
[ Bangs Gavel ]
What have I done ?
How could I have been so wrong?
Dredd !
Both of them homicidal.
Only this time it will be
impossible to cover up.
Chief Justice,
we carefully buried the Janus project
nine years ago...
along with Rico
and all his victims.
No one will ever learn
of your involvement.
The media knows
how close I am to Dredd.
They'll dig until
the whole truth comes out.
It's the perfect excuse to ruin
what government we have left.
Your motives were pure.
You thought Dredd was different.
That's why you spared him.
A mistake which may bring