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Dec 2021
29m 12s

The Trial - The Rebel Thief, Episode 5

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In Episode 5 of this six-part series, the prosecutor of Alexandre Jacob’s trial makes his case. He hopes the Judge and jury will send the rebel thief to the guillotine. But will Alexandre’s impassioned speeches sway the jury…or will they send him to his doom?

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3tZ07lb.

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