Chapter 3 summary:

The trial begins with the Attorney-General's long and often-times digressive statement of the treason
charges against Darnay. Darnay's counsel, Mr. Stryver, attempts to discredit the prosecution's two main
witnesses John Barsad and Roger Cly but the turning point in the trial comes when Stryver's
associate, Sydney Carton, alerts him that he looks a lot like Darnay. Stryver dramatically calls attention
to the resemblance during the questioning of another witness for the prosecution, casting doubt onto the
man's testimony that he saw Darnay waiting for someone in a hotel. Stryver concludes the case with
witnesses and a summation that paint Barsad as the spy and traitor and Cly who helped him. Darnay states
that he is an innocent victim whose confidential family affairs caused him to travel between the two
countries. After an hour and a half, the jury returns with a verdict Darnay is innocent.