I have to say, this series is really good at making use of its previous plot threads. The witnesses that were both explicitly named and subtly referenced in throwaway sentences, previous events, little details that most people would overlook upon the first reading...everything the comic has been using to build up to this noble trial is being used to the fullest, with nary a plot thread thrown away. Most series could stand to learn from Monster Duchess in regards to that. It makes for great tension here, and that tension is eventually going to snap, and it'll be glorious.