Night Court

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Night Court

by Norman Arkawy

EN·~24 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

24:32

Description

In the neon‑lit backstreets of a decaying New York district, an old courthouse has been reborn as the city's most bizarre nightly attraction. Couples like Stan and Julie weave through the crush of hopeful spectators, clutching scarce tickets that feel as valuable as a passport to another world. As they hand over their ID cards to a stern usher, the atmosphere crackles with a mix of excitement and an inexplicable undercurrent of dread.

The program they receive is a glossy four‑page souvenir, emblazoned with a Latin seal and a biblical warning—“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Yet the marquee above promises a new show every night, and Stan's confident grin suggests the court does more than merely observe. Listeners are drawn into a surreal courtroom where entertainment, justice, and mystery collide, leaving Julie—and the audience—wondering just how far the performance will go.

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Language

en

Duration

~24 minutes (23K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-05-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Norman Arkawy

1927–2004

A mid-century science fiction writer with a sharp eye for gadgetry, social pressure, and the strange side effects of new technology. His stories often turn familiar futures into sly, unsettling thought experiments.

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