Mercy (Neon Lawyer Series Book 2) by Victor Methos

Author:Victor Methos [Methos, Victor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

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Brigham was surprised how little he actually had to do once someone like Rebecca was in the office. She was a whirlwind of efficiency. She organized the cases they had by court and then called each individual prosecutor and court and rescheduled the hearings so they could stack four or five cases at once. She worked out deals with the prosecutors over the phone ahead of time. Brigham’s calendar was so clear that he could spend his time on Ted’s case without missing anything else.

For several days, he and Rebecca read any case they could find on diminished capacity, which wasn’t much. They even called an attorney Brigham had befriended and asked his advice, going through a few scenarios with him. But it turned out he was just as clueless as they were. “In twenty-five years of practice,” he said, “I’ve never had to use that defense in a murder case.”

Brigham read the reports submitted by his private investigator, and they were pretty much what he expected. The doctor was called in afterward and confirmed the death after attempting to revive Ruby.

The nurse would be first to testify, then the doctor, then the detective, and finally the medical examiner. The State also notified him that half a dozen other hospital staff could be called.

On his end, he had Monica and Ted. The private investigator hadn’t found anybody else that had relevant information. Monica and Ted were the only two people who had ever heard Ruby ask for someone to kill her.

Preparing Ted had been easy. Brigham didn’t want to go through too many questions, or even the actual ones he would be asking. The jury, he felt, could see through too much preparation. He wanted Ted’s responses authentic.

Monica, on the other hand, had trouble getting two words out. She would only say “yes” or “no” wherever possible, and Brigham had to drag her testimony out of her, sentence by sentence. It was understandable, considering everything she’d been through. He wouldn’t want to relive it all in front of strangers, either.

The day was exhausting, though in reality he’d done nothing more than sit at his desk and read cases and talk with people. He had begun preparing his opening when he remembered that his IT guy had downloaded all the videos Monica had taken. He closed his legal research portal and opened the first file.

The first video must’ve been taken early in the progression of Ruby Montgomery’s disease. She was smiling and playing with her children, wearing jeans and a blouse, still an outpatient. Ted wasn’t there.

He flipped to the next video. In this one, she was still at home, but something was different. She appeared pale and listless. He watched the video for a while. David attempted to play with her, but she brushed him away. There were several videos like that. And then he got to the first one of her hospitalized.

Monica, holding her cell phone with the camera on, walked into her mother’s hospital room. Ruby was staring out the window.

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