▁with ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁purs uit , ▁run ▁through ▁mud dy ▁streets , ▁sc ram ble ▁over ▁sp ik ed ▁f ences ▁into ▁slo ppy ▁d itch es , ▁out ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁sub ur bs . ▁In ▁the ▁ch ase ▁they ▁are ▁separated . ▁ ▁Act ▁III ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁I ▁– ▁The ▁magistr ates ' ▁room , ▁Mul berry ▁Street ▁Pos ket ▁stag gers ▁back ▁to ▁London ▁just ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁perform ▁his ▁mag ister ial ▁duties ▁at ▁Mul berry ▁Street ▁court . ▁He ▁is ▁t atter ed , ▁bru ised ▁and ▁dirty . ▁He ▁pret ends ▁to ▁be ▁much ▁shock ed ▁when ▁the ▁chief ▁cl erk ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁hear ▁involves ▁his ▁friend ▁L uk yn . ▁Despite ▁L uk yn ' s ▁appeal , ▁Pos ket ▁perm its ▁no ▁fav ours , ▁and ▁ins ists ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁must ▁be ▁tried ▁in ▁the ▁normal ▁way . ▁He ▁puts ▁on ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁moral ▁out rage ▁when ▁L uk yn ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁ladies ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁On ▁going ▁into ▁court , ▁Pos ket ▁is ▁so ▁shock ed ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁the ▁dock ▁that ▁he ▁finds ▁himself , ▁in ▁a ▁tr ance - like ▁state , ▁sent encing ▁her ▁to ▁seven ▁days ' ▁imprison ment ▁without ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁a ▁fine . ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁II ▁– ▁At ▁Mr . ▁Pos ket ' s ▁again ▁Pos ket ' s ▁excess ive ▁sentence ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁the