Monday Evening.Alex hadn't seen Emma all day.Depositions had taken twelve hours. Dr. Simon, the opposing expert, had been every bit as defensive as Emma predicted. Alex had led the questioning while Emma took notes, passed documents, anticipated objections.They'd worked together perfectly. Like a machine. Like they'd been doing this for years instead of two weeks.They just hadn't looked at each other once.Now it was eight PM. Everyone else had gone home. The office was quiet except for the sound from the fluorescent lights and the distant sound of cleaning crews on other floors.Alex sat in Conference Room B, surrounded by transcripts and exhibits. Emma sat across from her, laptop open, typing notes.They'd been like this for an hour. Working in silence. Professional. Distant.It was killing Alex."We should go through his testimony line by line," Emma said, not looking up. "Find every inconsistency. Build our cross-examination strategy.""Agreed."More typing. More silence.Alex
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