SAVED BY MY BROTHERS
The family of Sister Evenly sat across the room, grinning confidently, as if the outcome had already been decided.
The judge entered.
The room stood.
When everyone settled, Marcus rose first.
“Your Honor,” he began calmly, “I am here to prove my client’s innocence.”
He held up a photograph.
“This girl,” he said, “was abandoned at an orphanage before she was even old enough to understand the world. She grew up with Sister Evenly as her only guardian, her only protector. How could she possibly murder the only woman she ever called family?”
Ann’s lawyer stood abruptly. “Children kill their parents every day. Why would this case be any different?”