LOGINNathaniel's Pov
I was reviewing contracts in my office when my assistant knocked and told me that Evangeline had arrived at the restaurant and was waiting for me and I looked at my watch and saw that she was exactly on time which meant she was serious about whatever she wanted to talk about.
I told my assistant t
Evangeline's PovMy lawyer came to Block D on a Tuesday morning and they brought me to the attorney room and she was sitting there with three folders stacked in front of her and when I sat down she smiled for the first time since I had met her."We found it," she said."Found what?""The proof. The timestamps on the financial access logs that the prosecution submitted are forged."I leaned forward.
Nathaniel's PovVictor called me directly this time instead of through an assistant and said we needed to meet in person and I said no and he said it was not a request so I agreed to meet him at a restaurant where there would be witnesses if things went badly.He was already sitting at a table in the back when I arrived and he looked older than the last time I saw him and that told me the pressure was affecting him too even if he was pretending it was not.I sat down across from him and waited."You are making this harder than it needs to be," he said.
Owen's PovI saw the video on the news at lunch and spent the next hour staring at my computer screen and trying to figure out why it made me feel like I had done something wrong.Evangeline had defended herself.That was obvious.She had not started the fight and she had not escalated until she had no choice and when she did defend herself she stopped as soon as the threat was over.It was textbook self defense.
Nathaniel's PovThe call came from a number I did not recognize and I almost did not answer but something made me pick up and when I did a man's voice said I have something you need to see."Who is this?" I asked."Someone who works at the facility where your wife is being held.""What do you want?""I want to do the right thing. That is all. There was an incident today in Block D. Your wife was involved."
Evangeline's PovRecreation time was at two in the afternoon, and they took six of us to a room that was about the size of two cells put together with nothing in it except a basketball and bars on the windows.Rita was there and three other women I had not met yet and one woman who looked at me the moment we walked in and I knew immediately she was going to be a problem.Her name was Denise, and she was tall and heavy and had been in Block D for four years, according to Rita who told me this in a whisper before the guard left.The guard locked the door and walked
Nathaniel's PovThe stock opened down three percent, and by noon it was down seven, and Marcus came into my office without knocking and said we have a problem, and I told him I could see the problem on my screen."This is not normal volatility," Marcus said. "Someone is shorting us aggressively.""How much volume?""Enough to move the price. Millions of shares. This is coordinated."I pulled up the trading data and looked at the pattern and he was right because the
Evangeline's PovThey told me I had a visitor on my third day in detention and when I walked into the visiting room Nathaniel was already sitting at one of the small tables separated by plexiglass.I sat down and picked up the phone.He picked up his."You look tired," he said."I am in prison. Wha
Evangeline’s PovThey came Wednesday morning at six fifteen while it was still dark and I was already awake because I had not slept properly in three days and I heard them in the hallway before the doorbell even rang.Too many footsteps.Too organized.I knew before I opened the door.I put on a ro
Evangeline’s PovOwen called me Saturday morning and asked to meet and I agreed because I had not confronted him about the statement he gave the feds and I needed to hear what he had to say for himself.We met at a park in Brooklyn because open spaces meant no surveillance equipment and no chance o
Nathaniel’s PovI drove to my father's estate Friday afternoon because there were things I needed to hear him say out loud and I was done waiting for him to volunteer the truth.He was in his study when I arrived and he looked older than the last time I had seen him which was only a week ago and I







