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Lair of the Leviathan ended, Guybrush had finally found the mystical La Esponja Grande, and while the relic was much smaller than he expected, it did actually cure him of the evil Pox that was taking over his body. Unfortunately, the new found alliance he had forged with the great pirate huntress, Morgan LeFlay, fell to pieces and she is once again bent on bringing our hero back to the Marquis de Singe. Oddly enough, where
Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood starts off is Morgan rowing the bound-up Guybrush to Flotsam Island, but instead of being handed over to the deranged French scientist, the pirates of the island arrest him and attempt to put him to death for several unusual and trumped-up charges. That trial, and the events immediately following it, are what makes up this particular chapter of
Tales of Monkey Island.
The first part of this episode has Guybrush finding various ways to prove that the charges being leveed against him are false. The islanders are blaming him for everything from a paralyzed cat to a skull and cross bones-shaped burn scar and even the denting of a nice looking "X" which almost marked a spot for treasure in the sand before it was damaged. Besides Guybrush's time in the courtroom itself, he will be relegated to the port of Flotsam Island where he will be able to talk to many of the characters from the first game, though, they are now infected with the Pox. Guybrush's quest doesn't stop there though. Even if he does manage to prove his innocence, he still has to figure out why La Esponja Grande is not so grande and how to use it in order to cure the Caribbean of the voodoo disease. Interestingly enough, The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood has a few more twists in it than previous chapters, and we may even learn a few new secrets about some of the oldest Monkey Island characters.
