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As Will's trial begins, Prurnell pressures Jack to save his career by testifying against him. Jack instead takes responsibility for pushing Will over the edge, which allows him some relief. Freddie Lounds takes the stand and lies about Abigail claiming Will was going to kill her, but his lawyer points out that she has been sued for libel numerous times, discredting her. The lawyer receives a severed ear in the mail, which Zeller and Price determine came from the same knife that cut off Abigail's ear, which was checked out of evidence by bailiff Andrew Sykes. He is found mutilated in ways mirroring each Copycat murder, including his missing ear, and Will determines that it is not the Copycat because he was killed quickly instead of tortured. When Hannibal is called as a witness, he tries to claim that the Copycat killed Sykes anyway to get Will exonerated, but is quickly shut down by the prosecution. The judge, Bertrand Davies, is found murdered the next day, getting the case declared a mistrial.
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