1-MINUTE PROMPT:
A court reporter is typing notes during a criminal case against a mafia kingpin. Create an excerpt from their transcripts.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
A judge presiding over a criminal case against a mafia don orders a bailiff to throw a man out of the courtroom. Start the scene with the man’s outburst and end it when the doors close on him.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
A witness who’s being cross-examined looks really nervous during the trial of a mob boss. Write a courtroom scene about the witness’s testimony and use flashbacks to show previous involvement between the witness and the mob boss.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
After an exhaustive investigation police are finally able to gather enough evidence to arrest a well-known leader of an organized crime family. Imagine you’re an investigative journalist who’s able to take a sneak peek at some of the documents inside this criminal’s case file. There’s photographic evidence, witness statements, surveillance video, and more. How strong is this case? Is the evidence solid or not? Write your first-person impressions in the style of questions and thoughts jotted down in a reporter’s notebook.