Cly give false evidence Mr Stryver defends Darnay but Sydney Carton saves him Carton shows that he and Darnay look alike This weakens the proof The jury sets Darnay free The scene shows the weakness of English law The First Paris Trial Later Darnay goes to France to help Gabelle He is arrested as an emigrant during the Revolution After fifteen months in prison he faces the tribunal The people are wild but Dr Manette defends him Manette uses his own Bastille suffering to win trust The court frees Darnay The crowd cheers For a moment justice seems alive in France The Second Paris Trial The same evening Darnay is arrested again At his retrial the Defarges bring a letter of Dr Manette It tells the story of the crimes of the Evr monde brothers It also tells Manette s own long imprisonment In the letter he curses and them and their descendants to the last of their race The court accepts this curse as proof They condemn Darnay to die by guillotine The trial is swift and cruel showing the spirit of revenge In short the trial scenes show corruption in both England and France The English court is false and the French court is bloody Dickens shows that law can turn into theatre or revenge These trials finally lead to Sydney Carton s noble sacrifice which brings true justice and peace