The court was shocked. The nation was shocked. Moreover, the government officials who appeared in the court were shocked. This was due to what Emir and Chris presented to the court. No one thought that they would present so much evidence, much more than they anticipated.
The true surprise was not the evidence that everyone knew about before. Everyone already learned what happened between Chris and the agents and what the agency promoted before the news. Submitting those was not a surprise, nor was the recording of the call that the agency made to Chris after Rodrick and his agents died in a plane crash.
No, what surprised the Judge, Jury, the public official and the public was the evidence that they procured last night and this morning.