The Trial

The Trial was an unfilmed story for an episode of the Planet of the Apes TV series, written by Edward J. Lakso.

Virdon accidentally kills a gorilla and is ordered to be executed. Galen and Burke convince the village's gorilla leader to hold a trial, and it is revealed that the soldier was drunk at the time. Virdon is still sentenced to death, but the other two get his guards drunk and free him. ^[1]

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A synopsis of this episode was published in the 'Simian Scrolls' fanzine issue #12. The original script is not publicly available.

References[]

↑ Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology by Rich Handley

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[1] Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology by Rich Handley

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The Trial

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