EPISODE 05: THE TRIAL

The fight for justice now begins. Ruby’s perpetrators belong behind bars, but their lawyer will do anything to stop that from happening.

Ruby and the girls from the house are brought to the DSWD for safekeeping while the criminal trial against the perpetrators  is prepared.
Ruby’s fierce young lawyer, Attorney Kath of IJM, AKA ‘The Dainty Dragon’ is introduced for the first time, and we learn how her own life story of hardship and injustice impacts her quest for justice.

The trial does not go smoothly. Ruby and Kath are up against a fierce battle as the opposing defence does everything in his power to combat them and protect the perpetrators.
Despite terrible hardship and ongoing trauma, we see Ruby emerge in this episode with a strong voice as a leader and advocate for others.

The episode ends with a crucial key question: will Ruby agree to a plea bargain against her perpetrators?
And the bigger question behind it all: Just what exactly is justice? 

Issues this episode explores:

• How an OSEC case is prepared and prosecuted 

• The nature of justice 

• The psychological effects of waiting and trauma on survivor victims