So to get this right, I looked up a few things about New Hampshire on the assumption that that's the state that Brockton Bay is in. If BB
is in New Hampshire, then it's in Rockingham County as the entire NH coastline is in Rockingham County and unless the defendant is up on Federal charges, the trial is taking place in the county seat, a town called Brentwood, which is mostly relevant to the timing of events after the court recesses for the day. If the defendant
is up on Federal charges, the trial would take place in Concord, New Hampshire's capital which, again, is mostly relevant for purposes of timing. Based on my experience with jury duty, it's entirely possible that the court could let out for the day as much as two hours before the official end of day. Basically, the sequence was opening arguments and witnesses for the prosecution/plaintiff(s) on day one, witnesses for the defense and closing arguments on day two, and deliberations on day three. None of those took a full day and I assume that most cases would proceed like that. Really complicated cases could easily take longer, but I wouldn't expect many cases to be shorter.
Anyway, the main detail that needs to be changed is that Ms. Castle needs to be from the county attorney's office or Federal equivalent, rather than a private lawyer retained by the Heberts. Instead of being parties to the trial, the Heberts, or at least Taylor, are witnesses. Come to think of it, Carol Dallon might count as a witness too since she's the one who set up the recording and would be required to explain the setup.
Different definition of "civil."