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Chapters (88)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  3. DEDICATION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PART ONE
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 6
  12. 7
  13. 8
  14. 9
  15. 10
  16. 11
  17. PART TWO
  18. 12
  19. 13
  20. 14
  21. 15
  22. 16
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. 21
  28. 22
  29. 23
  30. 24
  31. 25
  32. 26
  33. 27
  34. 28
  35. 29
  36. 30
  37. 31
  38. 32
  39. 33
  40. 34
  41. 35
  42. 36
  43. 37
  44. 38
  45. PART THREE
  46. 39
  47. 40
  48. 41
  49. 42
  50. 43
  51. 44
  52. 45
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  55. 48
  56. 49
  57. 50
  58. 51
  59. 52
  60. 53
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  62. 55
  63. 56
  64. 57
  65. 58
  66. 59
  67. PART FOUR
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  73. 65
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  83. 75
  84. 76
  85. 77
  86. EPILOGUE
  87. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  88. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bo glared at him. “I’m Bocephus Haynes, lawyer for the minor victim, Amanda Burks, and Mandy’s mother has asked that you communicate with me.”

Sack looked up at the bench for help. Judge Page had taken off his glasses and was chewing on one of the stems. “Well, General Glover, I’d suggest you tell Mr. Haynes the terms of the settlement agreement.”

Sack’s mouth formed a tight grin. “Of course, Your Honor. After reviewing the facts and having discussions with defense counsel, I’ve agreed to dismiss the charges against Mr. Zannick upon the payment of court costs and the completion of one hundred hours of community service.”

Bo shook his head and looked at Lou Horn. The crusty old attorney, who was rounder than Bo had remembered, had a pasty red tint to him. If Bo didn’t know any better, he’d swear the man had probably already had a few alcoholic beverages. “Well, that’s quite a sweetheart deal, Lou. Mr. Zannick must be paying you well.”

“I felt it was a fair deal given the he-said-she-said nature of the allegations and the credibility of the victim compared to the defendant.”

As Bo was about to speak, he heard the squeak of the double doors opening and then the thud of them closing. He turned, but he already knew who would be there. Aldos Stanley, the gray-bearded editor-in-chief of the Pulaski Citizen, stepped into the courtroom, nodded at Bo, and took a seat in the front row of the gallery. He had a spiral notebook with him, opening it and pressing his pen to paper.

“Who invited him?” Sack asked.

“I did.” Bo said. “I wanted him here to see the acting district attorney general try to dismiss charges against one of his biggest campaign contributors on a rape case without talking to the victim.” Bo paused. “On apparently a special setting for a settlement hearing after all the other cases were heard this morning.”

“Bo, I don’t like the use of the press in this fashion,” Judge Page said. “I’m tempted to hold you in contempt.”

Bo frowned. “For reminding the press of the docket? There’s nothing privileged or confidential about a settlement docket, is there, Judge?”

Page scowled but didn’t say anything. “I take it that you, as the victim’s attorney, do not approve of the deal reached between Mr. Glover and Mr. Horn.”

“I do not approve,” Bo said. “I will never approve of a settlement of this case, and I think it is unethical and immoral for Sack Glover to be the prosecutor for this case. General Helen Lewis should be the prosecutor.”