Stephen: With what kind of Gun and were did you acquire this gun?
George: A Lugar which I stole from Curley
Stephen: Where you not friends with Mr Small? Did you two not travel together?
George: I was. I used to look after him
Stephen: so why did you kill him?
George: I had to. He wouldn’t have survived in jail and Curley would’ve killed him if he found him. I shot him in the back of the head. It was the most human thing to do. He didn’t even see it. He didn’t even know what was going on. The last thoughts he had were happy thoughts. Thoughts of the ranch…
Stephen: The ranch?
George: Yeah. It was me and Lennie's dream. To own are own ranch. An live of the fatta the lan.
George looking miserable started to weep.
Stephen: Ok Mr Milton we’ve heard enough from you.
Coroner: Ok Stephen your second whiteness please.
Stephen: I call up Curly West. Curly what did you think of Lennie?
Curly: He was a monster. Huge man, strong as an ox and as dumb as one. Look what he did to my hand. Near damn pulled it of.
Stephen: And what happened between you and Mr Small that you felt the need to hunt him down and kill him?
Curly: He killed my wife. He broke her neck. She didn’t do nutin’ to no-one and he killed her.
Stephen: So Mr Small was a criminal when he was shot? A crazed man not completely knowing what he was doing?
Curly: Y-Y-Yeah I guess you could say that.
Stephen Ok Curly thank you.
Coroner: Ok Mr Campbell who do you wish to call?
Stephen: I wish to call candy.
Candy limps up, an old frail man with one hand.
Stephen: Hello Candy. What do you remember of George and Lennie?
Candy: They were nice guys. They travelled together. Had a great dream and they let me in on it.
Stephen: A dream?
Candy: Yeah, the ranch. George had it all planned out. I was gonna’ chip in and retire there.
Stephen: Thank you Candy u may step down. That is my last whiteness sir. You may make your decision.
The Coroner thought for a while. He looked through the notes he had made through the hearing. He looked up and glanced over at George before turning to the people present and saying.
Coroner: I know George killed Lennie but I feel it was as George said the most human thing to do and I feel he had a purpose in doing it as him and Lennie had a very strong relationship and he would not have done it unless it was necessary. So I will let George go as he killed an outlaw out of pity and it was the right thing to do. Thank you everyone for coming. This hearing is over.
