Julian gave her a look of warning, then glanced toward the doors.

For the first time all morning he seemed to be calculating something other than how quickly he could walk away with his money.

Judge Norris asked the bailiff to bring Leo to the side of the room, away from the attorneys’ tables.

“Who came with you, sweetheart?” she asked.

“Mrs.

Finch,” he said.

“From school.”

A woman in a green coat stepped forward from the gallery.