Suffering Fools
Chapter One
ONE
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY LOVELL: Detective, were you working on the evening of March 19?
DETECTIVE JOHN MORRISON: Actually, I was off duty that night.
Q:I see. Do you have a specific memory of that night?
A: Yes, I do.
Q: And why is that?
A: Because that was the night that I walked into the Nite & Day Convenience Store and the clerk told me he'd just been robbed by a guy with a knife.
Q: Can you describe the condition of the victim when he told you this?
A: Yes. He was obviously very upset. He was nervous. His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around, like he was expecting-
ATTORNEY WILSON: Objection.
DETECTIVE MORRISON: -some surprise or something.
ATTORNEY WILSON: Objection. Move to strike.
THE COURT: The answer is "He was upset and nervous. His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around." Th ... read full excerpt from Suffering Fools ebook
