Line #49 Recap/StevenUniverseS5E2TheTrial


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3	'''Original airdate:''' May 29th, 2017
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5	'''Production code:''' 1053-134
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9	Steven declares his awareness that his mother did something bad. And that whatever Homeworld has in store, he's ready. But there's no reply.
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11	Steven stands alone in a pale, featureless round-edged room. He is in there long enough for a montage of him moving around and yelling for anyone to let him know what's happening. He even calls for Lars. But there is no answer. Steven finally begins to settle down when the wall slides open and reveals a harried-looking blue Gem who introduces herself as Zircon. Zircon says they have only a brief minute to prepare his defense and asks what Steven knows about the shattering of Pink Diamond because the files are all unbelievable.
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13	Steven sticks to his story, insisting he did it, much to Zircon's consternation. Zircon advises him not to say so even if it's true. Their brief moment passes, and they're summoned out into the Homeworld version of a courtroom. Another Zircon appears, this one greenish-yellow, and smirkily asks if blue Zircon isn't committing treason by defending a rebel.
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15	->'''Blue Zircon:''' I was ''assigned'' to this!
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17	Yellow Pearl and Blue Pearl arrive, each giving [[ExtendedGreetings extended greetings]] to herald the arrival of Yellow and Blue Diamond. The two Diamonds look at Steven. Yellow declares that they should shatter "Rose" just for looking the way Steven does. Blue says she wants the trial, to hear what her story is.
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19	->'''Blue Diamond:''' I want to know what she thinks we're going to do with her. Because I want to do something ... ''worse''.
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21	Yellow Zircon begins the ExtendedGreetings to her Diamond but Yellow dismisses the necessity for full formality due to time. So Yellow Zircon gives a bit of an opening, brings Lars to the room to show how hideous the creatures are that Rose turned on her own kind for. Lars tries to talk, but Yellow Zircon bubbles his head to mute him. She then brings in Eyeball Ruby to give testimony. Eyeball gives a highly biased and completely shortened version of the events of [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E24Bubbled "Bubbled"]]. Steven insists that he's only glad that the Ruby is okay. Ruby is sent out of the room and Yellow Zircon rests her case. Yellow Diamond is satisfied, but Blue Diamond insists that the defense be given the opportunity to speak.
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23	Blue Zircon is lost on what to say but Steven cuts her off, once again declaring himself guilty. Blue raises Steven's platform and asks how Rose shattered Pink Diamond. Steven makes what he considers an educated guess, describing the conflict, guilt, and sadness Rose must have felt in doing the deed, and that she must have used the Breaking Point to do it. All through the confession, the Pearls are rather puzzled, and Blue Zircon is banging her head against the wall, but not hard enough to poof herself.
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25	Blue Diamond leans in as Steven finishes, angry, astonished, and confused.
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27	->'''Blue Diamond:''' It was a '''''[[SuddenlyShouting SWORD!]]'''''
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29	Blue emits such a huge wave of grief that everyone in the room is immediately forced to cry the tears she cries. Yellow gets up and declares a short recess so Blue Diamond can collect herself.
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31	Blue Zircon demands to know why Steven was using "if's" instead of "what" actually occurred. Steven just sticks to his insistence that he did it. He finally says Rose did it, and since he has her gem, he has to pay for what she did. Blue Zircon realizes that Steven ''doesn't'' know how it happened...and that the reason the Diamonds want "Rose" to explain "how" she shattered Pink is because the official story doesn't make sense.
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33	When the trial resumes, Blue Zircon comes out with renewed energy, painting Rose as a flawed Gem who turned on her own kind out of a misguided attachment to the Earth, and that as the Diamond overseeing Earth's colonization, Pink was Rose's enemy — therefore, Rose had everything to gain by shattering Pink. But even though Rose may have ''wanted'' to shatter Pink, Blue Zircon asks, ''could'' she?
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35	She then asks for (and receives) permission to present Blue Diamond's palanquin. Once it appears, she does a walking re-creation of the crime scene, describing how witnesses saw Pink exit her palanquin and take a few steps forward before being attacked from the front by Rose, shattering under her sword's blow. She states that while everyone knows these details, no one has asked ''how'' this could have happened.
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37	->'''Blue Diamond:''' ''I've'' been asking that question!
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39	Corrected and chastened, Blue Zircon continues, explaining that at the time Pink Diamond was shattered, Rose had already been a recognized threat to Pink for several centuries. There were no Rose Quartzes in Pink's court, either - so how was Rose, an instantly recognizable criminal with no business being anywhere ''near'' Pink Diamond, able to get so close in the first place? [[SwissCheeseSecurity Where were Pink Diamond's attendants?]] [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy Her Agates? Her Sapphires?]] And ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} where was her Pearl?]]'' Yellow Diamond — already impatient and eager to end the proceedings — is getting very agitated by Blue Zircon's line of questioning.
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41	->'''Yellow Diamond:''' They were ''with'' her, of course! They saw the whole thing!
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43	But Blue Zircon is undeterred, rightfully pointing out that despite Pink's entire court being there, ''none of them'' actually ''saw'' Rose approach Pink until it was too late. If they ''were'' indeed there and well aware Rose was a legitimate threat to their Diamond, wouldn’t Pink's [[{{Seers}} Sapphires,]] tasked with protecting their Diamond with their future vision, have seen Rose's attack coming? Wouldn’t her [[PraetorianGuard Agates]] have, upon seeing Rose, ''immediately'' tried to fight her off in defense of their Diamond? And even if Rose somehow ''did'' manage to slip past all of Pink's security, wouldn't her [[BeautifulSlaveGirl Pearl]] -- her [[SlaveRace made-to-order servant]] and [[LadyInWaiting handmaiden]], who would ''[[UndyingLoyalty never leave Pink's side save through Pink's untimely death or her direct order]]'' — have noticed Rose and cried out in a last-ditch effort to warn her mistress of the danger? How was Pink Diamond taken so completely by surprise?
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45	Blue Diamond is captivated as Zircon concludes her analysis, claiming that whoever shattered Pink was someone already close to her — someone her guards would allow to get near her with no questions asked or suspicions raised. Someone that Pink would listen to if they asked her to stop the palanquin and step outside. And someone with the authority to cover up their crime by pinning it on Rose Quartz, who - already branded as a terrorist out to stop Pink's colonization of Earth at any cost- was the perfect scapegoat.
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47	->'''Blue Zircon:''' Someone with ''supreme'' authority. Someone... like ''one of you!''
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49	Blue Diamond looks shocked. Yellow Diamond rises to her feet, and Blue Zircon realizes she [[SayingTooMuch said too much]]. She tries to walk back her statement only for Yellow Diamond to poof her via smashing. Smugly, Yellow Zircon says "Case closed, right, My Diamond?" only for Yellow Diamond to turn on her and zap her into poofing as well.
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51	Blue Diamond jumps to her feet, scolding Yellow for being so angry and poofing the Zircons. They begin arguing. Steven and Lars realize they have an opportunity to escape and race to the palanquin. As Steven gets a rudimentary grasp on the controls, they look up, distracted from their argument by the motion. Steven sends the palanquin leaping into the sky, through the roof, and it wobbles then falls from the high tower.
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53	Yellow Diamond blasts a hole through the wall and calls after "Rose", saying that while she may have been able to hold her ground on Earth...
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55	->'''Yellow Diamond:''' You're on ''our'' world now.
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57	The Palanquin continues plummeting and is soon lost from sight in the darkness.
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59	!!Tropes:
60	* AbsenceOfEvidence: The crux of Defense Zircon's case is that despite Rose being an infamous rebel at that point, ''no one'' apparently recognized her or tried to stop her until it was too late and she'd already shattered Pink Diamond. Pink's Agates didn't try to fight her, her Sapphires didn't see her coming, and even her Pearl was mysteriously quiet about the assassination attempt.
61	* AmbiguousSituation: Blue Diamond claims that the culprit used a sword to shatter Pink Diamond. We already know from Bismuth that the sword Rose normally used (the one Connie now wields) is incapable of shattering Gems, but it's unclear whether or not Rose had another sword that did the trick, or if it's a clue that Rose could not have shattered Pink Diamond as was claimed.
62	* AngryCollarGrab: Defense Zircon holds up Steven by his shirt collar when he states he doesn't know how the assassination happened.
63	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The Zircon defending "Rose" asks a very pointed question during her closing argument — how was Rose, already a recognized threat for several centuries at the time of Pink Diamond's shattering, able to get close enough to kill her? There were no Rose Quartzes in Pink's army or entourage by this time that she could disguise herself as, and surely somebody in her entourage would've attempted to stop Rose, or at least warn Pink Diamond. Yellow and Blue Pearl noticeably react when she asks where Pink's Pearl was during all this, if not by her mistress' side, where she could have warned her.
64	* BadBoss: Yellow Diamond poofing Defense Zircon is somewhat understandable, given she just accused her of shattering her fellow Diamond. Poofing Prosecuting Zircon for ''speaking'' is much less so.
65	* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Defense Zircon, who is assigned as "Rose's" defense.
66	* BerserkButton: Zircon hits Yellow Diamond's when she suggests that a Diamond was responsible for shattering Pink Diamond. Yellow poofs her on the spot.
67	* BridalCarry: Steven does this to Lars while they are escaping from the arguing Diamonds.
68	* TheBusCameBack: Eyeball is seen for the first time since "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E24Bubbled Bubbled]]". Here, she plays the role of an ''eye''witness at the trial.
69	* CallBack:
70	** Steven assumes Rose broke Pink Diamond's gem with the Breaking Point, which he learned about in the episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth]]".
71	** Once again, Yellow Diamond refuses to listen to reason, and trying to hurt the Gems who have insulted her. This time Blue Diamond manages to restrain her, and the turn of events allows Steven to escape with Lars.
72	** This episode confirms that not only did Navy rescue her teammates, she also ratted the Crystal Gems' continued existence out to the Diamonds.
73	* CassandraTruth: ZigZagged. Blue Diamond seems to believe that "Rose" is guilty, but she doesn't accept Steven's confession at face value though Yellow Diamond wants to go straight to the execution. Instead, she prods him about how Pink Diamond was killed, and sobs when he reveals he doesn't know. It's because she is trying to find out ''how'' Pink died, to find closure and an answer for how a Diamond could have fallen. She also seems to have been questioning the main story.
74	* ConvenientlyTimedDistraction: After Yellow Diamond poofs the Zircon lawyers, Blue Diamond confronts Yellow to make her calm down. While they're arguing, Steven and Lars use the opportunity to escape by stealing Blue Diamond's palanquin.
75	* CourtroomAntics: The court's tone is somewhat informal and the defense was forcibly rushed, leading to things like one of the judges repeatedly trying to call a verdict immediately only for the other judge to insist they continue, the suspect making a rambling testimony about things he didn't actually witness, the defense attorney [[HeadDesk banging her head on the stand in response to her said testimony]], and the court artist making ridiculous sketches.
76	* CourtroomEpisode: The episode is Steven on trial as Rose Quartz for the assassination of Pink Diamond, with Zircons as lawyers, Yellow Pearl as stenographer, Blue Pearl as courtroom artist, and Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond as judges ([[KangarooCourt and presumably jury and executioner]]) with their Pearls announcing them like bailiffs.
77	* CowardlyLion: Defense Zircon is introduced as incredibly neurotic about defending the most infamous criminal in the galaxy, but turns out to be very perceptive, and eventually blows the case wide open with pure logic.
78	* DidntSeeThatComing:
79	** Defense Zircon's case is built on the fact that ''no one'' saw Rose's shattering of Pink Diamond coming — despite the fact that Rose couldn't hide (there were no other Rose Quartzes active) and Pink's entourage would have included Sapphires, who of all Gems ''should'' have seen it coming.
80	** The Diamonds' expressions show that they decidedly did not see someone having the guts to steal Blue Diamond's palanquin and make a run for it coming.
81	* DisproportionateRetribution:
82	** Defense Zircon fears that if she loses the case, then she and Steven will be shattered, which is a tad bit unfair since she was assigned the case with only a minute of preparation.
83	** Yellow Diamond poofs the Defense Zircon for accusing the Diamonds of shattering Pink Diamond, and the Prosecuting Zircon for speaking out of turn.
84	* EmotionBomb: When Blue Diamond becomes especially broken up over Steven's inability to properly recall Pink Diamond's death, she emits a blue wave that causes everyone around her to become teary-eyed (except Lars, since it doesn't work on full humans).
85	* EtTuBrute: Defense Zircon deduces that Pink Diamond could've only been shattered by someone close and important enough that her army, court, and even Pearl wouldn't have seen it coming, and for her to get off her palanquin and lower her guard for her assassin to strike her. Considering Diamonds only act so casually around each other, Zircon deduces that the only way that Pink could've been shattered was if ''one of the Diamonds'' betrayed her.
86	* EurekaMoment: Steven has been brought to the Gem Homeworld to be put on trial for the shattering of Pink Diamond by Rose Quartz. While trying to prepare his case, Defense Zircon is exasperated to learn that Steven doesn't really remember what happened way back when — and realizes that the reason he's being put on trial at all is that the official story has glaring contradictions.
87	-->'''Defense Zircon:''' ...You don't know how it happened. I get it. There's a reason why they want you to explain how you did it. It's because it ''doesn't make sense!''
88	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Blue Diamond is appalled that Yellow poofed both of the Zircons, and begs her to restrain herself.
89	* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A variation. Defense Zircon has a EurekaMoment about the shattering of Pink Diamond and launches into a SpottingTheThread monologue, where she points out that Rose Quartz was already a recognized enemy of the state by the time she would have allegedly killed Pink Diamond, all Gems of that type had already been removed from Pink Diamond's court (so subterfuge wasn't an option), and Rose would have had to get past Pink Diamond's court of Agates, Sapphires, and her Pearl to get close enough to do the deed. She realizes Pink's death could only have been orchestrated by someone with enough authority to cover up the actual events... culminating in accusing the most likely suspects: [[GodEmperor the Diamonds]], ''[[ImStandingRightHere who are presiding over the trial]]''. In this case, the OhCrap is not because of the implications of the explanation itself, but rather due to the realization that she just accused her supreme leaders of killing their own fellow Diamond [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu right to their faces]].
90	-->'''Defense Zircon:''' Uhh, disregard that last statement, [[{{Understatement}} I might have gotten carried away!]] ''[POOF!]''
91	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Steven says he will accept any punishment that the Diamonds have, shattering included, as long as they spare Lars and leave the Earth alone.
92	* FailedASpotCheck:
93	** One of the points Defense Zircon brings up in her defense is that it would take a implausible number of failed spot checks for ''all'' of Pink Diamond's entourage, including her [[{{Seers}} Sapphires]] and her Pearl, to miss Rose Quartz's approach, especially since she was unique and a known criminal.
94	** The Diamonds arguing distracts them and their Pearls, allowing Steven to use Blue's palanquin to escape.
95	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: The Zircon defending "Rose". If she loses the case, she gets shattered. If she wins the case... well, Yellow Diamond didn't even let her finish once she began [[SpotTheThread prying into the story of Pink Diamond's demise]].
96	* FateWorseThanDeath: What Blue Diamond wants to do to "Rose" is apparently ''worse'' than just shattering.
97	* FingerPokeOfDoom: After Defense Zircon makes the mistake of hitting the Diamonds' BerserkButton, Yellow Diamond casually walks over and poofs her by crushing her with one finger. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by Yellow Diamond being large enough that she could easily hold Defense Zircon in one hand, to say nothing of the immense strength of most Gems.
98	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before the trial proper starts, the Defense Zircon is reading up on Rose's files, nervously rushing through to figure out a proper defense, but complains that she can't make sense of any of it. The fact the story doesn't add up plays a major part in her final defense.
99	* FrameUp: Zircon comes to the conclusion that Rose was simply not ''able'' to shatter Pink Diamond in the way that she supposedly did, implying that someone else (maybe even ''another Diamond'') shattered her and set Rose up to take the fall.
100	* FreezeFrameBonus: When Steven and Lars look over Homeworld while escaping in the Palanquin, there is a building or a structure in the background that looks eerily similar to the depiction of one of the members of the Diamond Authority seen in the mural on the moon. Specifically, White Diamond, who has yet to make an appearance, and who hasn't even been referenced to in series yet.
101	* {{Gasp}}: Blue Diamond reacts this way after Defense Zircon implies one of the Diamonds was involved in Pink's shattering, either for the shock of such sacrilegious declaration, or because it actually ''makes sense''.
102	* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d by Defense Zircon. At the time that she allegedly shattered Pink Diamond, Rose Quartz had been a recognized public enemy for centuries, and there were no other Rose Quartz gems in Pink Diamond's court or entourage. So ''how'' did Rose Quartz get close enough to Pink Diamond to shatter her? Why didn't her [[{{Seers}} Sapphires]] see Rose coming? Why didn't her [[PraetorianGuard Agates]] try to fight Rose Quartz off? Shouldn't her [[BeautifulSlaveGirl Pearl]] at least have been able to sound the alarm?
103	* InsideJob: Blue Zircon theorizes that Pink Diamond's assassination was this, as when she was killed, she was surrounded by her retinue, and Pink was taken completely by surprise and no alarm was sounded. Rose Quartz was too recognizable to get near Pink without raising suspicions from ''someone'', so she was innocent and the ''real'' assassin was a Homeworld gem who Pink trusted and who had the authority to come and go without rousing suspicion.
104	* HeadDesk: Blue Zircon pounds her head against a pillar while Steven is making his "confession".
105	* HighClassGlass: Zircons wear them. Which eye it's on seems to vary, and they seemed to be used to pull up information on the Gem on trial.
106	* HonorBeforeReason: Steven keeps claiming that he is Rose Quartz, because his main concern is to make sure the Diamonds are satisfied with him and don't take his friends, like Lars. While it's technically true, and Yellow wants to execute him regardless of evidence, he only explains to Zircon that he carries Rose's gem and thus must carry her burdens. It's unclear if Blue Diamond would have accepted that Steven is a {{Reincarnation}} hybrid.
107	* HopeSpot: During recess, when Zircon realizes that Steven doesn't know how Pink Diamond was shattered, she starts to build a case on how the eyewitness testimony doesn't add up and leaves a lot of questions. She presents this after recess, and everyone is listening, including the Diamonds. Then she makes the mistake of accusing the Diamonds of shattering Pink, and Yellow poofs her.
108	* HumansAreUgly:
109	** Yellow Diamond finds Steven so disgusting that she says "Rose" should be shattered just for looking like that.
110	** The Prosecuting Zircon brings out Lars and calls him "hideous" when defaming Rose's desire to protect humanity.
111	* KangarooCourt: The Diamonds obviously aren't interested in giving "Rose" a fair trial; the Zircon defending "Rose" has less than a minute to prepare her defense, and Yellow Diamond wants to just skip to the shattering. It's ZigZagged when Blue Diamond insists on going through the formalities and seems suspicious when "Rose" doesn't remember how Pink Diamond was shattered, with the implication that Yellow only agreed to give "Rose" a trial at all to appease Blue.
112	* MegaCity: Lars and Steven briefly see a cityscape as far as the eye can see when they escape in Blue Diamond's palanquin.
113	* MoreExpendableThanYou: Steven keeps begging for Lars' life.
114	* MortonsFork: The Zircon defending Steven is apparently going to be shattered if Steven is found guilty. But when she starts to make a strong case in Steven's favor, her suggestion that another Diamond was involved in Pink Diamond's shattering causes Yellow Diamond to poof her anyway ([[PutOnABusToHell with a clear intention of shattering her later]]).
115	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Steven healing Eyeball's gem only serves to fuel the case he's indeed Rose.
116	-->'''Steven:''' I healed your gem!\
117	'''Eyeball:''' And who else has the ability to heal Gems other than the ''villainous Rose Quartz''?
118	* NoodleIncident: PlayedForDrama when it turns out that the Diamonds themselves only have hearsay from eyewitnesses about Pink's demise, and the reason that they keep focusing on ''how'' Rose did the deed is their desire to know themselves.
119	* OhCrap:
120	** Defense Zircon when Steven straight-up admits guilt, and again after she accuses one of the Diamonds.
121	** The Pearls when Zircon asks where Pink's Pearl was.
122	* OneHitKO: Yellow Diamond squashes Defense Zircon like a bug with one finger, and then blasts Prosecuting Zircon with lightning, poofing her instantly.
123	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Blue Zircon accuses one of the Diamonds of regicide, the reactions of the two Diamonds is telling. Blue Diamond gasps dramatically, as one might expect. Yellow, however, does not immediately fly into a rage [[HairTriggerTemper as she has before]]. Instead, she rises with a [[TranquilFury slight frown]] and poofs both Zircons.
124	* {{Pun}}: Eyeball gets called to the stand as an ''eye''witness.
125	* PunchClockHero: Blue Zircon. She wants to figure out what really happened and get Steven acquitted... because it's her job and she fears she'll be shattered if she doesn't. She does get caught up in the moment later on and becomes genuinely excited about the prospect of finding the truth, though.
126	* PunchClockVillain: Yellow Zircon. While she is a SmugSnake, she's just doing her job, genuinely believes she's trying to convict an actual murderer, and has no reason to believe that she'll lose
127	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite wanting to do something even worse than killing Rose, Blue Diamond still lets the trial proceed, even allowing Blue Zircon to present her palanquin for the purposes of her argument. She's especially suspicious when "Rose" can't remember how Pink Diamond was shattered. When Yellow goes ballistic, Blue restrains her and tells her to calm down.
128	* TheReveal: The story of how Pink Diamond was shattered is revealed — and it ''doesn't add up''.
129	* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: While picking apart the "Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond" story, Defense Zircon asks a rhetorical question, which Blue Diamond sadly answers.
130	-->'''Zircon:''' The question no one seems to be asking is... how?\
131	'''Blue Diamond:''' I've been asking that question.\
132	'''Zircon:''' ''[nervously]'' And right you are to ask, my Diamond!
133	* RunningGag: Blue Pearl acts as courtroom artist, but most of the sketches we cut to her making are very silly or inane (including Steven doing a jump kick, or drawing an X over his face when his testimony is complete).
134	* TheScapegoat: Zircon's conclusions imply that, even if [[FrameUp framing her]] wasn't intentional by whoever ''did'' shatter Pink Diamond, Rose was blamed because she was the most obvious suspect.
135	* ShoutOut:
136	** Blue Diamond's insistence that Pink Diamond was killed by a sword is very likely a reference to the Woodcutter insisting the same thing in ''Film/{{Rashomon}}''. Steven, like Tajomaru, describes Pink Diamond's death as being like a big, magnificent battle, with both Rose Quartz being painted as a great hero and Pink Diamond as a great villain.
137	** Steven’s expressions as Defense Zircon explains her theory are reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Bob The Tomato’s memetically confused expressions.]]
138	** Some of Defense Zircon’s expressions (Nervously smiling, banging her head against the pedestal Steven is testifying on, and pointing her fingers at the Diamonds) clearly mirror Phoenix Wright of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Ace Attorney fame]].
139	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Defense Zircon was only introduced in this episode and poofed at the end, but in that time she casts doubt on the story that Rose really shattered Pink Diamond and introduces the possibility that another Diamond was responsible.
140	* SpottingTheThread: Defense Zircon spots several inconsistencies with the story of how Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond. At this point, Rose was an infamous, wanted criminal, and the only one of her Gem type that was active at the time. So how did she get past ''all'' of Pink Diamond's entourage without somebody recognizing her and at least sounding the alarm? On top of that, the explanation that Rose's sword shattered Pink Diamond makes no sense because it was made so it couldn't shatter Gems, much less one of the most powerful Gems in the entire universe. Defense Zircon concludes that Pink Diamond was killed by someone close to her, someone who could get past Pink's entourage with no interference, someone who'd have the authority to have the entire situation covered up, someone... like another Diamond. Of course, right after this, Defense Zircon [[ExplainExplainOhCrap realizes what she just said]] and tries a VerbalBackspace, but Yellow Diamond poofs her immediately.
141	* SwissCheeseSecurity:
142	** {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d; Defense Zircon points out that it should have been essentially impossible for Rose Quartz to have gotten close enough to Pink Diamond to shatter her. Pink Diamond was surrounded by attendants, including precognitive Sapphires, Agate bodyguards, and her personal Pearl. Moreover, Rose Quartz had been a known public enemy for centuries and all other Rose Quartz gems had been bubbled, so she would have been instantly recognizable. So how could Rose Quartz have possibly gotten close enough to shatter Pink Diamond without ''anyone'' trying to fight her off, or at least sound the alarm?
143	** Ironically, the same problem appears in the courtroom. Steven as the defendant isn't restrained in any way, and neither is Lars. Thus when Yellow Diamond attacks the Zircons and Blue Diamond restrains her, Steven takes the chance to grab Lars and steal Blue's palanquin. For some reason the Pearls don't notice the latter until it's too late.
144	* TooDumbToLive: Both Zircons:
145	** Blue Zircon:
146	*** She ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu accuses both Blue and Yellow Diamond]]''... Needless to say, she is quickly [[DoNotTauntCthulhu poofed]] by the latter.
147	** Yellow Zircon:
148	*** So the Diamonds are having a private argument and Defense Zircon was just poofed moments ago for starting it, what does Prosecuting Zircon do? ''Interrupt and ask if she won.'' Not surprisingly, this earns her a poofing by Yellow Diamond as well.
149	* TranquilFury: Blue Zircon accusing the Diamonds of shattering their fellow matriarch is the last straw for Yellow, who's considered the whole trial an unnecessary farce thus far, and for a brief moment she's utterly calm and silent when she poofs Zircon for her impertinence. She's calmed down to regular fury when Yellow Zircon's brownnosing aggravates her.
150	* VillainBall: Yellow Diamond makes no effort to chase after or use her lightning powers on the escaping palanquin, instead choosing to taunt Steven and Lars from afar as she points out this is their planet and she has no reason to suspect that "Rose Quartz" won't get shattered.
151	* WhamEpisode: Thanks in part to Steven's testimony, Zircon spots a lot of holes in the story of how Pink Diamond was assassinated, and infers that the killer was probably ''not'' Rose Quartz — and ''may'', in fact, have been one of the Diamonds.
152	* WhamLine:
153	** More for the audience than the characters, but Blue Diamond's line "It was a ''sword''!" adds yet another hole to the official story. Both Steven and the audience had earlier assumed that Rose used the Breaking Point because, as ''Bismuth'' established, Rose's Sword ''can't shatter gems''. So, how would she shatter one of the four most powerful Gems with a weapon designed specifically ''not'' to do just that?
154	** The Defense Zircon realizes her case may be salvageable and tells Steven that "There's a reason why they want you to explain how you did it. It's because it ''doesn't make sense''!"
155	** Zircon gives a long explanation of the holes in the story behind Pink Diamond's shattering before DroppingTheBombshell.
156	--->'''Zircon:''' No, whoever did this was already close to Pink Diamond. ''[...]'' and someone with the authority to cover it up afterwards! Someone with supreme authority, someone... like ''one of '''you'''''! ''[points at the Diamonds]''
157	* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Invoked. Prosecutor Zircon points out how Rose sacrificed her Diamond and her status to protect humans and betray her kind, and uses this as "evidence" of how guilty and despicable Rose is.
158	-->'''Yellow Diamond:''' Well, I'm convinced. Time to execute!
159	* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Yellow Diamond wants to move on to the shattering. She only doesn't because Blue Diamond insists on going through the trial.
160	* ZorroMark: Yellow Diamond exits the trial room to make her declaration to "Rose Quartz" by cutting a diamond-shaped section of the thick walls and sending it flying with one hand.
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