THERE is a curious theatre in town, one that keeps playing the same scene over and over again, yet the actors expect a different ending each time. It is a courtroom drama like no other, one where the same characters keep dusting off an old, tattered script, reciting their lines with conviction, only to receive the same verdict, again and again. The case in question, or rather, the ghost of a case that refuses to be laid to rest, has already been decided. Not once, but twice. The highest court in the land has spoken with finality. The legal gavel has come down, the ink has dried, the stage curtains have closed. But alas, some loyal subjects refuse to leave...

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