I like the idea of Bubbles having to face trial, but then her defendant turns out to be DEM (looks lawyer-y to me).

Yes that seems to be a cop out, but considering the only way Bubbles started to get out of this mess was by such a higher level of power in the AI nation as DEM intervening, it would fit.

So you see DEM, enter, and then CW's reaction.

The next comic jumps to after the comic. And CW is never mentioned again.

This idea could probably be executed poorly, but I feel if I have guessed at what role DEM seems to serve as a clean up crew to messy problems. To me, this would fit the sort of MO that the AI community at large would probably need to have to co-exist among humans.