Coroner's Inquest

The capstone presentation — you argue your verdict live and defend it against cross-examination from the room.

Due: 19 October 2026 · Weight: 40%

The brief#

Stand up, argue the verdict, and survive the room asking about the parts you’d rather not talk about.

This is the semester’s actual test. The Autopsy Report proved you could build the case in writing, with as much time as you needed and nobody interrupting; the Inquest proves the verdict survives contact with people who didn’t write it and don’t already believe it.

What holistic means here#

There is no weighted checklist for this one. A presentation with a shakier first ten minutes that recovers well under cross-examination can outscore a polished one that has no answer when pushed — the whole performance is judged as one thing, the way a real inquest would be.

What happens in the room#

You get ten minutes, then questions from Renata, Desmond, and anyone else in the room who wants in. The questions specifically target the survivorship bias check from week 10 and the landlord’s-alibi test from week 7 — if either was skipped or handled thinly, that is where it shows.