Ok I just got a fourth plot bunny for Rumbelle Order in the Court. This is getting ridiculous. Whoever came up with this event is Evil, with a capital E, but only in the best possible way of course heh 🙂

I don’t know if anyone on here has seen the British legal drama Judge John Deed. It hasn’t been on TV in a decade, but it is perfect for a loose adaptation. A basic summary is John Deed (who is a judge) has an on/off again affair with Jo Mills, a barrister who frequently appears before him in court. Jo Mills is the social justice type, always looking out for the underdog.

Another barrister who frequently appears is Georgina Channing – John Deed’s ex-wife – who is actually not as bad as she looks. When push comes to shove she’ll do the right thing but the rest of the time she is just in it for the money, and she’ll cut corners/flirt with corruption but never actually really cross the line. She’s always defending big corporations who have done bad things.

Someone else that makes frequent appearances also in court is John Deed’s daughter Charlie. Now, there are rules about who can appear before a judge because of conflict of interest I guess. Children are a bit iffy, not wise if the case might go to appeal. Current lovers are a big no-no, but ex-wives or ex-lovers are fine. Quite often the show will have a case and John Deed will preside, and it’ll be Jo Mills vs Georgina Channing.

So Once Upon a Time’s tangled web of a family tree is represented. There’s the need for secrecy as nobody could know Belle and Gold were together if she was appearing before him in court, cue lots of “I can’t see you until the case is over” and then “ooops we just had sex in your chambers.”

This one is totally up for adoption if someone wants it. In fact please somebody take it off my hands *begs*