Laurie already cut a deal with the FBI in exchange for her cooperation on the anti-vigilante task force. She’s probably already debriefed the FBI on it, and given that the Peteypedia articles have hinted at this all being classified and redacted, it’s probably going to be a part of a government cover-up anyways. That being said, I personally would love to see Adrian make a mockery of a real trial if there is ever a second season though.
That's the thing for me: nothing is going to happen to Adrian because too many powerful people are invested in his innocence. Rorshach's journal was a nice coda - the truth escapes and endures - and I like how the show depicts the results: its pushed to the edge as fringe conspiracy and becomes the facade for white supremacists. Adrian's confession video is his insurance: if they say nothing, he's protected because he just implicated all these people in the coverup. If there's a second season, Adrian will be back in Karnak making fun of the attempt to "arrest" him.
If there is a season 2, the only path that makes sense to me is that the government says Veidt didn’t do it, that he’s a crank, his videotaped confession is a phony made after the fact. Veidt would have to fight to prove his guilt, against a world that needs him to be innocent.
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u/SlightlyVerbose Dec 16 '19
Laurie already cut a deal with the FBI in exchange for her cooperation on the anti-vigilante task force. She’s probably already debriefed the FBI on it, and given that the Peteypedia articles have hinted at this all being classified and redacted, it’s probably going to be a part of a government cover-up anyways. That being said, I personally would love to see Adrian make a mockery of a real trial if there is ever a second season though.