Richard Kingsley

"Just call me 'Richard'. Or 'Rich'. Or 'Rick'. Or 'Dick'. Or..." Richard Kingsley is a major character in Acquittal: Induction.

Living in poverty
Richard used to live alone in a apartment in Answell. Although he worked part-time at the Beefy Mare restaurant, he had difficulty paying his rent every month. Shortly before the FemCon Incident, he sold most of his clothes to cover his monthly expenses, leaving only his Beefy Mare mascot outfit.

Accused of murder
On the 15th of March, 2019, Richard's co-worker, Kathryn Davies, was murdered in her apartment. As Richard's fingerprints were found on the weapon, he was arrested and put on trial later that morning. Although almost every lawyer in the country had been killed in an explosion earlier, Richard was fortunate enough to have the one remaining law student appointed to his case. Not so fortunately for him, his boss, Benjamin Mendax, had come to Richard and blackmailed him into confessing.

During the trial, Storm Sente and his mentor, Charlie Lawrence, saw through Richard's confession and realized he was being blackmailed by the true culprit. This was revealed to the court as Richard testified, seemingly unable to make any sense of the crime. Storm used Richard's testimony to implicate Benjamin Mendax of the murder.

After a brief confrontation with Mendax, a recess was called. Richard then revealed that he purposely filled his testimony with holes hoping that Storm could call out the blackmailing by himself.

Although the details of the rest of the trial are unknown, it is safe to assume that Richard was declared not guilty by the end.

Personality
Richard, on the outside, is lazy and care-free, but his gambit during the trial suggests he is far more cunning that he appears to be.