Jack's Trial ep.11 Lex visits Jack in the cage. His trial is due to start. Ryan finds himself as judge as goes to find a silly hat! Lex now has a vested interest in getting Jack off the charge of hoarding food. For Jack knows about Lex's own water stash, and he has promised that if he goes down, he'll reveal Lex's water rip-off. This is blackmail but Jack has nothing to lose, so Lex had better clear Jack's name. Amber gives evidence first. Jack sticks to his defense: he isn't a thief, the food was his in the first place. Amber calls him as good as a thief, on the grounds that they all needed it and this need took precedence over the technicality of whose it was originally. They need to stamp out the serve-yourself attitude now, or they'll end up like the Locusts. She's sorry, but there has to be a penalty, to serve as an example to others, but she reminds the court too, that Jack is intelligent, and they need people like him in the Tribe. Lex questions Jack, whose defense changes a little: Lex: Do you deny hoarding the food? Jack: No Ryan: There you are Lex: Why d'you do it then? Jack: I wanted to keep it to make it last longer Zandra: Oh come on! Lex: Let him talk.....what else? Jack: I know that if I'd told everyone, it would all go in a couple of days. The only reason we ration our food is because we don't think we have very much Amber: Why are you only telling us this now? Lex: You didn't like it when he interrupted you.....so don't interrupt him.....go on Jack Jack: The other thing I thought was that if the fighting stopped, we could trade with the other tribes, so I wanted us to keep something to trade with Bray: [Laughs] Lex: Do you think this is funny? Bray: I think it's a good story Lex: I can tell you there are people out there who want to trade; the tribes are making peace Amber: How do you know? Lex: I keep my ear to the ground Bray: I haven't heard anything about a truce Lex: You've been too busy playing daddy, but it's a fact Amber: Tell me something: why do you want to get Jack off so badly? Lex: I'm interested in the truth, that's all. And here's another thing: if we find Jack guilty and punish him, it's only fair to look at all the other crimes, like people gambling for rations, and all the other people who knew about the stash and kept quiet. Right: all those who think Jack is guilty put up their hands The Jury's verdict - innocent! Bray, Amber, Zandra and Dal vote guilty. Those who vote Not guilty: Paul, Patsy, Ryan, Lex and eventually Cloe, under pressure from Paul, Patsy and Lex . Salene abstains. Right then, 5 to 4 Jack's innocent, pronounces Lex - a controversial decision judging by the chitchat afterwards.