It sounds like the plot to a bad film.
As the court hears a case against 14 senior officials from Kenya's state-run electricity provider - with charges including conspiracy to defeat justice - the power goes out.
Only, it isn't the plot to a bad film. It actually happened this morning in Milimani Law Courts, in the capital Nairobi, in a moment caught on camera by local broadcaster KTN:
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Power blackout in court as Kenya Power bosses adjudicate their case before judge. #KTNNewsCentre with @BettyMKyallo @KTNNews
23:29 - 16 Jul 2018
There have been more than a few eyebrows raised as a result.
As one Twitter user dryly noted: "How convenient."
However, Kenya Power was quick to distance itself from the outage:
Kenya Power Limited@KenyaPower
Clarification: There has not been a blackout at the Milimani courts as reported by a section of the media. Our technical team has confirmed that electricity to the court is on and that the outage may have been occasioned by internal wiring.
00:05 - 17 Jul 2018
Of course, there is no suggestion this was anything more than a coincidence, and the case continues.The officials have all denied more than six charges - including economic crimes and conspiracy to defeat justice.
The Kenya Power employees, including the current and former managing directors, were arrested on Sunday in connection with the purchase of $45m (£33m) worth of transformers - some of which were faulty and cost almost $5m to repair.
They are also accused of issuing irregular contracts and overcharging customers.
The electricity provider said business operations would not be affected by the arrests.
The officials have denied any wrongdoing.