feet and approaches the witn
ike it's your only DUI, but it's not, is it? Did you break up
sn't
differ. How many
cond, I see the real him, the true him: a man who would run o
s his mouth with his hand, and t
t after this incident. Still haven't found it yet, have you? In fact, you hadn
wasn't worth getting
tly, don't you? And the bartender recalls you being drunk ther
eir story. Even if they find an excuse for every one of your points, the jury will still sense that so
he woman with the crucifix is fr
omeone else. I only bought one drink. I'm sure he'
Elizabeth doesn't hide her smirk. She's
tand. "Just like you were confused about the difference between
umentative," Ra
Move along,
ands together, looking over at the jury. They're intensely focused on the exchange. Except for the youngest ma
Jeffrey Douglas is going to prison and Je
really fuc
s after the court recess, th
ks. The oldest man on the jury takes to his fe
ur honor," t
it to Deput
ict form. The clerk hands it to the judge. The j
r the crime of vehicular manslaughter,
ops. Chao
r crying is excruciating over the chaos of her father shouting and the
, trying to get over the bar that sepa
before he can mount
lows. "Treat it like one or be thrown o
s, the silence only permeated b
his hands in defea
y," he mumbles. The
look at her or the judge or at anyone, really. He just stare
ry as Deputy Richards finishes speaking. They're avoiding lo
essler walks up to Elizabeth, followed closel
Mr. Dressler hisses. "Yo
Dressler in the eye. Her voice is firm-empathetic but professional. "He's a good-loo
ould have gone after him much harder and all you did was act like a pr
your daughter, but DA Hardick did what she could. The defense has an easy job-all they need to do is plant doubt in the jury's minds. They only need to convince a couple jury m
ently," he repeats slowly. "Your 'wishes' aren't going to put my daughter's killer behind bars, which is
isgust written all over his face. Then he s
that I hadn't even rea
r files. She shoves them into her briefcase. "I'm sorry. This isn't the
s are clenched so tightly that m
and," I mutter.
dn't have any proof that there wasn't another car on the road that night. I believe he's guilty too, but th
"My father said he's suspected in another hit and run,
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