Chapter Four
"Career criminal Calvin Wesley Train was found guilty of first
degree murder with special circumstances today by a jury in Madison, Wisconsin,
after a hard-fought trial which took nearly five months.
"Train, who abducted and killed third-grader Harley Ann Saeger last year, was
defended aggressively by high-profile attorney Alexander Penn. An eloquent
witness in his own defense, Train insisted he had no memory of harming the
girl..."
Loud music was playing, so it was somewhat difficult to hear the reporter's
voice. The bar was full of regulars who worked in the Loop and were here for a
beer or a cocktail before heading for home.
Most of the dinner tables were unoccupied, but a few patrons were having dinner
at the bar. The place served a variety of sandwiches and hamburgers.
Miranda Becker was drinking a margarita and waiting for her cobb salad. It had
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