Chapter 11
The ten-minute recess stretched into an agonizing eternity as Julian stared at the single sheet of paper Martha had left on his desk. The federal prosecutors remained huddled in deep, panicked consultation near the judge’s chambers, while Arthur Vance paced back and forth across the gallery aisle, his brow furrowed with intense anxiety. Whatever Martha had delivered to the prosecution had blown a massive hole in their airtight case, but Julian had no idea whether it was a lifeline or a death sentence.
With trembling fingers, Julian finally reached out and turned the paper over. It was a certified copy of an old land deed dated thirty-five years ago, bearing the signature of Julian’s grandfather—and a second signature that made Julian’s breath catch in his throat. It was signed by Arthur Vance’s father, who had served as the family’s legal counsel decades before Arthur inherited the role.
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