>Also, upon reflection, it's kind of funny that what the Bad Cops were
>pretending to worry about at the beginning ("we don't know his
>methods!") actually happened. They didn't really think Joker
>would somehow manage to talk Prosecutor Niijima onto his side in the
>time allotted (or that it would matter either way, come to that),
>but... he did. :)

Ironically, I don't think it would have been possible if her own superiors hadn't been so obviously hinky by that point. If they had just sidelined her from the start, instead of using and then trying to gaslight her, they'd have been much better off.

They fell into their own trap by underestimating her.

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Authors of our fates
Orchestrate our fall from grace
Poorest players on the stage
Our defiance drives us straight to the edge