Talk:The Machiavellian Candidate/@comment-210.186.66.97-20171026090553/@comment-26184706-20171026103800

Simply put, Gertrude wanted to get the inheritance her step-daughter was getting from her deceased father, who Gertrude married. And what with the political scene going on, she hoped the police would look to them while she played the distraught mother the whole time. As such, Judge Takakura sentenced her to 25 years in prison.