Editing Show the (defendant) in the most sympathetic possible light

{{Action
|ID = 255640
|Icon = confidentsmile.png
|From Storylet title = Defence of (Trial)
|Description = What are jurors' feelings for, if not to be played upon?
|Game Instructions = If successful, this will lower the difficulty of ultimately winning your case – but reduce your final reward.
|Unlocked with = {{Unlock|Progress of a Trial|exactly 2}}, {{Unlock|Prestige of a Legal Case}}, {{Unlock|Trial Being Fought|exactly 1 (You are defending a criminal case.)}}
|BroadQuality = {{IL|Persuasive}}
|BroadDiff = 175
|Success title = All that's best
|Success description = You put the [defendant] on the stand. In questioning, you draw attention to [See below].
|Success summary = The identity of the defendant and your portrayal of them vary based on {{IL|Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode}}
{{Variant table|Condition = Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode|Condition alias = Third Airs|Effect = Defendant|Second effect = Description|Compact = yes
|Value 0 = Rubbery Man
|Second effect 0 = his good nature
|Value 1 = Clay Man
|Second effect 1 = his fine work ethic
|Value 2 - 4 = nearly grown urchin
|Second effect 2 - 4 = his energy and team loyalty
|Value 5 - 10 = mushroom farmer
|Second effect 5 - 10 = her contributions to Neathy nutrition
|Value 11 - 14 = lampcat-catcher
|Second effect 11 - 14 = her diligence and love of animals
|Value 15 - 24 = Tracklayer
|Second effect 15 - 24 = their hard work and commitment
|Value 25 - 29 = factory worker
|Second effect 25 - 29 = their hard work and commitment
|Value 30 - 39 = Gondolier
|Second effect 30 - 39 = his very elegant uniform
|Value 40 - 49 = protestor
|Second effect 40 - 49 = her idealistic outlook
|Value 50 - 59 = train conductor
|Second effect 50 - 59 = her iron courage
|Value 60 - 64 = pub landlord
|Second effect 60 - 64 = his keen ability to eyeball exactly a pint of lager
|Value 65 - 69 = vintner
|Second effect 65 - 69 = his taste for the finer things
|Value 70 - 79 = dirigible captain
|Second effect 70 - 79 = her piloting prowess and very creditable association with the Masters
|Value 80 - 94 = retired nanny
|Second effect 80 - 94 = her love of small children
|Value 95 - 99 = elderly Baroness
|Second effect 95 - 99 = her social standing
}}
}}
*{{Success Increase|Persuasive}}
*{{Gain|Progress of a Trial|message=It is time to hear the closing statements.|now=3}}
*{{Loss|Prestige of a Legal Case|1 x}}

{{Failure
|Failure title = Thrown out!
|Failure description = You put the [defendant] on the stand. In questioning, you do your best to showcase [See above].

Unfortunately, the courtroom audience appears more fixated on [See below].
|Failure summary = The identity of the defendant and the audience's impression of them vary based on {{IL|Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode}}
{{Variant table|Condition = Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode|Condition alias = Third Airs|Effect = Defendant|Second effect = Description|Compact = yes
|Value 0 = Rubbery Man
|Second effect 0 = his tentacular visage
|Value 1 = Clay Man
|Second effect 1 = the risk of his being Unfinished
|Value 2 - 4 = nearly grown urchin
|Second effect 2 - 4 = his self-evident hooliganism
|Value 5 - 10 = mushroom farmer
|Second effect 5 - 10 = the strong scent of nightsoil
|Value 11 - 14 = lampcat-catcher
|Second effect 11 - 14 = the ravages of peligin exposure
|Value 15 - 24 = Tracklayer
|Second effect 15 - 24 = their record of getting into barroom brawls over a crate of dry biscuits
|Value 25 - 29 = factory worker
|Second effect 25 - 29 = their suspicious sentimentality
|Value 30 - 39 = Gondolier
|Second effect 30 - 39 = his unaccountable enthusiasm for moonlight scales
|Value 40 - 49 = protestor
|Value 50 - 59 = train conductor
|Second effect 50 - 59 = her alleged habit of tipping off train robbers about the routes and timetable
|Value 60 - 64 = pub landlord
|Second effect 60 - 64 = his commitment to sampling his own wares
|Value 65 - 69 = vintner
|Second effect 65 - 69 = his commitment to sampling his own wares
|Value 70 - 79 = dirigible captain
|Second effect 70 - 79 = her rumoured unauthorised rides in the dirigible to visit the roof of the Neath
|Value 80 - 94 = retired nanny
|Second effect 80 - 94 = her habit of doling out heavy laudanum doses to help with naptime
|Value 95 - 99 = elderly Baroness
|Second effect 95 - 99 = her highly suspect choice to retire to the Upper River
}}
}}
*{{Failure Increase|Persuasive}}
*{{Gain|Progress of a Trial|message=It is time to hear the closing statements.|now=3}}
*{{Gain|Suspicion|+2 CP}}