A few minutes later, Ashley was opening her eyes. “How do you feel?” David asked.
“Tired. Did it... did it go all right?” “Yes. We talked to Alette and Toni. They—”
“I don’t want to know.” “All right. Why don’t you go rest now, Ashley?
I’ll be back to see you this afternoon.” They watched a female jailer lead her away.
Dr. Salem said, “You have to put her on the stand, David. That will convince any jury
in the world that—” “I’ve given it a lot of thought,” David said. “I don’t think I can.”
Dr. Salem looked at him a moment. “Why not?” “Brennan, the prosecuting attorney, is a killer.
He would tear her apart; I can’t take that chance.” David and Sandra were having dinner
with the Quillers two days before the preliminaries of the trial were to begin.
“We've checked into the Wyndham Hotel,” David said. “The manager did me a special favor.”
Sandra's coming down with me. The town is crowded beyond belief.
“And if it's that bad now,” Emily said, “imagine what it's going to be like when the trial starts.”
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