Chapter 12 — The Reckoning

Three weeks later, the sun shone brightly through the tall windows of the Cook County courthouse, and I sat in the front row of the gallery, dressed in a sharp, tailored black suit, leaning lightly on a cane, because my body was still healing and would be for a long time.

Beside me sat Dr.

Caleb Reed, who had agreed to serve as the chief medical expert witness for the prosecution, and whose steady presence throughout the whole ordeal had become, I was surprised to find, a genuine comfort.

At the defense table sat Julian Vance and Selina Cole.