Burden of Proof by Tina Glasneck

Author:Tina Glasneck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tina Glasneck

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"So, what do you have maverick?" Harry stretched out behind his desk, his head resting on his hands.

Maybe it was a term of respect, a belief that I could accomplish the impossible. Maybe he was telling me that he saw something in me, a talent that could help our client. I hoped so.

"What the Commonwealth has given us, and what I'm finding out is not matching up. I think more is behind this, and not just a disgruntled teenager who wanted to get back to his father."

I tried not to sway as I stood in front of him like I was presenting an oral report, with notes in hand, and conviction in my straightened spine.

"Don't you remember what it was like to be a teenager?" he asked.

"I do, but I also know that for everyone to stay in bed after hearing a loud shotgun going off throughout the house, something had to make them stay there."

"You think they were drugged and not that the shooter moved from room to room that quickly as to accomplish his task as the Commonwealth claims?" He stared at me now as if contemplating what I had to say.

"I think that it makes sense to check and see if there is a history of social service's involvement."

"Why?"

I tried to draw from those internships in local churches, of underprivileged youth, who lacked good parenting, and often lived in squalor, infestation and complete filth. They were also often forgotten by downtown, until it was too late.

"Because, if a mother is constantly in and out of trouble, and particularly rehab, then it would only be logical for there to be a paper trail, and potentially a clue of what was really going on behind the scenes. The grandparents are only telling us partial truths, I fear."

"That's like every client," balling up a piece of paper, he tossed it into the recycling basket. Missing. "You only get minutia of the truth until you catch them in a lie. We've got nothing but your speculation."

"For now. I think we need to find out what the mother received once the children passed away. They’re the only two to walk away, and one is scot-free. That means from experience that she might have had something to do with it. People kill for several reasons, Harry, and the human condition is quick to give a motive of money or hate. The most common one is money, sure; and the second reason is hate."

"What do you think we should do then?" Harry asked.

"Let's see if there is a money trail that we can follow. It could lead us to an even more viable suspect, burying the motive the Commonwealth is trying to pin on Tommy."

Harry cracked a smile. "I see that true crime television is paying off."

He paused and rubbed his bearded chin. "You know, another reason murder is so prevalent is because of all of this giving trophies to kids who've earned nothing. We coddle them too much, but let's say you're correct. I'm intrigued enough to continue looking at this.

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