Chapter 240. Too Blurry to Analyze

In murder cases, the concept of diminished responsibility may be used to substitute a verdict of manslaughter. According to criminal law, diminished responsibility is a potential defense excuse which defendants may argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were "diminished" or impaired. The Vero's lawyer explained this to the parents and was trying to do the same to his client, but the matter now was Desmund Vero refusing to cooperate.

Chloe and Franco Vero had to think of an idea on how to persuade Desmund to participate and avoid escalating the issue into a bigger scandal. Desmund was disobeying the doctor's orders and rejecting medications to stand firm on his claim that he is not crazy like his lawyer kept bugging him to admit.

The parents, Chloe and Franco, were not allowed by Desmund to come close to him. He claims that these two were trying to limit his will to move around, so h