ðə tɹˈaɪəl ʌvðə fˈoːɹ ˈɛndz ɐbɹˈʌptli ænd tɹˈædʒɪkli, ðˌoʊ, wˌɛn luːtˈɛnənt mˈɜːdɑːk, æt ðə hˈaɪt əvən ætðəbˈɛntʃ dɪskˈʌʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə dʒˈʌdʒ ænd ðə tˈuː əpˈoʊzɪŋ kˈaʊnsəlz, ɐbɹˈʌptli dɹˈɔːz hɪz sˈɜːvɪs ˌɔːɾəmˈæɾɪk ænd ʃˈuːts ðə lˈiːd dᵻfˈɛndənt twˈaɪs ɪnðə hˈɛd, kˈɪlɪŋ hˌɪm.
The trial of the four ends abruptly and tragically, though, when Lieutenant Murdoch, at the height of an at-the-bench discussion between the judge and the two opposing counsels, abruptly draws his service automatic and shoots the lead defendant twice in the head, killing him.