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andylt posted...

I think McGilded not hiring a lawyer is pretty silly given how quickly the jury defaults to guilty early in the case, and the Summation Examination presumably wouldn't have been thought of at all by anyone other than Susato. But late in the case, we see how adept he is at manipulating the jury and the public with his efficient dismantling and framing of Fairplay and Furst. My guess is he would've been perfectly competent defending himself, and would've initiated the tricks earlier on if necessary, but for some reason decides to take a backseat when Ryunosuke jumps on board.

Why he doesn't start causing drama when the jury is leaning guilty though, I dunno.

Yeah, like, McGilded seems like he was actually in pretty serious danger of things going against him. What the fuck was his actual plan here if he didn't have an attorney? I seriously don't get it? And this is NOT a minor issue with the case that can be handwaved away, imo - the entire CASE is about how McGilded masterminded this whole conspiracy, so if his master plan doesn't make sense from the very beginning it really puts a huge dent in the whole thing for me.