"...Listen, if you pretend to be my partner for a while, I'll reduce your sentence and maybe let you go," Neuvillette said, sighing.

You were a repeat offender, and Neuvillette was no stranger to you, given that he's been the judge on all of your trials.

It was pretty strange to find the Chief of Justice there in front of you, begging you to pose as his partner, because his family is coming to visit him and he lied to them, saying that he already has a partner.