tic, suffocating mess. Phones rang constantly. The smell o

rvisor had just dropped three massive, ov

he briefs filed by Friday," her

e first file and stared at the blurry

cubicle wall and handed her

r face?" he asked, pointing at the

r forward to cover the wound. "I tripped co

noon, the office em

d up, locked her office door

lack briefcase from the very bottom of her fili

the dia

crime scene photos, and trial transcripts. It was the co

as, the victim's wife. She pinned it to th

ggressive line connecting Beth's face to

with the witnesses to buy their testimony. But she

hone vibrated violen

ard around to hide the photos. She

ehearsal is

ra screamed into the phone. Her voi

ed. "Clara? W

his morning. If we divorce, I get nothing. No shares in the trust.

listen to me. Do not sign anything. Let me rea

we used to go to in Williamsburg.

uldn't leave her best friend alone in a dangerous B

re. I'm coming,

ench coat and ran

drizzle. It took Annette three different subw

eavy, rotting wooden

physical wall. Heavy metal music blasted from the blown

it only by flickeri

ather-clad bikers and drunk college st

table in the darkest corner of

bbed Clara's wrist and pried

ving right now," Annette o

away. "No! I'm not marrying a m

feet, a massive shadow fell over the

e look

completely out of place in a bespoke,

of destruction standi

y eyes sweeping over her wet hair

th curled into a crue

d, his voice cutting through the