His whole world could still be rearranged with careful fingers.

Mine required attorneys, disclosures, and signatures.

But we were both trying to make a place where the important things would fit.

PART 6

After the recess, Mark returned to the courtroom without the satisfied smile he had worn all morning.

Ms.

Hargrove asked for additional time to consult with her client.

Judge Bellamy granted a short interval and asked whether the parties had exchanged complete disclosures.