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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Your trial date has been set,” his lawyer informed him. “We need to start prepping right away if we’re going to make a good impression in court.”
“What are my chances of winning this case?” He asked flatly.
“Well…”
“Give it to me straight, Ryan. What are my chances?”
“To be honest, very low. The only thing we have working for us is the little gap in the technicalities of your wife’s murder. They can’t exactly prove that you fired the gun but they can’t exactly rule it out either.”
“And Angus’ murder?”
“He was strangled and thrown into the pool. He was a frail old man and you are a young agile man… do you get the picture?”
“Yeah, but they can’t prove I strangled him. I called for help almost immediately after I spotted him. I couldn’t have killed him in 20 seconds!”
“The bodyguard claimed that you were with Angus longer than that.”
“Of course, he would. He probably killed his boss for Athena.”
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