86. What happened to the Goat?

- I have seen many of the most interesting trials in my life, - continued the White Knight. - I remember one particularly curious trial! I even remember all the defendants!

"At least some variety!" - thought Alice.

- It was a very nice trial! On the bench of the accused were three: a Goat, a Beetle, and a Mosquito.
- I remember them well! - exclaimed Alice, recalling her adventures with the mirror insects.
- The heaviest suspicions fell on the Goat, continued the White Knight. At first, the Goat accused one of the insects, but I don't remember whether it was the Beetle or the Mosquito. Then the Beetle accused either the Mosquito or the Goat, I don't remember exactly who. Then the Mosquito accused either the Beetle or the Goat. Unfortunately, I have forgotten who.

"What a task! - thought Alice. It seems I've gotten into another fine mess again!"

- I remember well, - continued the White Knight, that after hearing other testimonies, the court established that either the Goat was lying, or both insects were telling the truth. What exactly the court established, I don't remember, it could have been both.
- Was the Goat found guilty or not? - asked Alice.

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- I don't remember what happened, - answered the White Knight. - I only remember that the court either found the Goat guilty, or released him from custody, or did neither.
- But one of these three things must have happened! - Alice got angry. - Such things don't need to be remembered. It's just plain logic.
- You are absolutely right! - said the White Knight. And yet I remember it as if it were today!
- What else do you remember? - asked Alice.

A few days ago, I met the Man in White Paper, with whom you traveled on the train. He didn't manage to attend the trial, but he was very interested in everything that happened there, as he was personally acquainted with all the defendants. I told him everything you already know. In addition, at that time, I still remembered whether the Goat was lying or the insects were telling the truth. When I told all this to the Man in White Paper, he was able to determine through reasoning whether the Goat was found guilty, released from custody, or the court did not come to any definite decision.

So, was the Goat found guilty, released from custody, or did the court fail to reach a definite decision?
86. What happened to the Goat? From the fact that the Goat lied, it does not follow that he is either guilty or innocent. Therefore, even if the court established that the Goat gave false testimony, the Goat could have been found guilty (based on other data of which we know nothing) or released from custody (again based on additional data) or neither. We do not know what the court decided. On the other hand, if the Beetle and the Mosquito gave truthful testimony, this would mean that the Goat is guilty, since both insects accused the same creature (as they were telling the truth) and neither the Beetle nor the Mosquito accused themselves. Therefore, the insects from the Looking-Glass world must have accused the Goat. The Man in White Paper must have learned that both insects gave truthful testimony, otherwise he would not have been able to reconstruct what sentence the court had passed. But if the White Knight told him that the Beetle and the Mosquito spoke the truth, then the Man in White Paper learned that the court found the Goat guilty.