Sins of the Fathers by James Scott Bell

Author:James Scott Bell [Bell, James Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Suspense
ISBN: 9780310253303
Google: LDe44oCnkQEC
Amazon: B000SHBLKS
Goodreads: 20184
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2005-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

1.

The preliminary hearing in the case of the People of the State of California against Darren DiCinni began in the courtroom of Judge Doreen Weyer. Lindy had been in front of her before, and considered her fair. Weyer was a deputy DA for fifteen years before her appointment to the bench. At least she was not the sort of ex-DA who took pleasure in making defense lawyers jump through flaming hoops.

Of course the place was jammed with reporters. Lindy expected this but wasn’t quite ready for the reality of reporters sniffing blood—hers. Leon Colby was taking a hard line. She was the nasty defense lawyer who would pull any trick to get Darren through some legal loophole. For the scribes, that was a formula for good press.

Most disconcerting, though, was the group of VOICe activists who managed to get seats in the courtroom. Wearing their red and white VOICe badges, they dominated a corner of the medium-sized courtroom, occupying twelve seats or so. A couple of them made eye contact with Lindy as she walked toward the counsel table. It was a good thing flame throwers were not allowed in court.

Roxy gave Lindy a playful nudge on the shoulder as they sat at counsel table. “I prayed for you this morning,” she said.

“Good idea. I talked to Darren yesterday, about God and Disneyland.”

“Interesting combination.”

“The point is, I think I made a connection. A little one. So keep on praying, okay? I’m going to need all the help I can get.”

Leon Colby walked into the courtroom. He ambled down the center aisle with a palpable swagger. It sent a vibrating blade through Lindy’s middle, a feeling she got whenever she knew a prosecutor held all the cards. And Leon Colby displayed his hand with glee.

He smiled at Lindy and gave her a nod. Then he motioned that he wanted to talk. Lindy stepped to the prosecutor’s table.

“Take a twenty-five to life, Lindy,” Colby said. “He’ll have a chance to get out.”

“He needs treatment, not incarceration.”

“No.”

“You know he does.”

“I don’t know anything of the kind. You heard the expert.”

“Some expert.”

“Take the deal, Lindy. Let’s get out of here and get on with our lives.”

Lindy glanced behind her, then back at Colby. “Those red-and-white badges wouldn’t have anything to do with this case now, would they?”

Stiffening, Colby said, “That’s not gonna help you.”

“They turn out the vote.”

“I guess this conference is over.”

He started to turn. Lindy put a hand on his arm. “Leon, there’s stuff here that smells, and you know it.You’ve been around too long not to know it.”

“I got a good sense of smell, and I’m not picking anything up.”

“Why don’t I believe that?”

“Maybe because you’re just wired to smell your own imagination.

Maybe it’s because you’re still fighting old battles. I don’t know. But the kid’s gonna end up doing life without parole, and if you’re so all-fired concerned about him, you better think about a deal.”

From the side door, Darren DiCinni shuffled in between two sheriff’s deputies. He still looked like the vacant, lost teenager who had tried to kill himself.

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