But the BLM bombing is still in recess and will continue until the Court of Appeals decides that Sheldon is guilty of contempt of court.

Judge Arnold reopened the trial on the morning of the official decision.

Sheldon had been summoned to testify again, and now that no one could threaten him with contempt of court, he refused to testify again, as one might expect, and his attitude was resolute and tough compared to the previous one, and he remained upright and did not tremble.

Without Siyjager's testimony, the case was tantamount to a car losing its engine, and Judge Arnold was forced to throw in the towel to the defendant - he announced the dismissal of the lawsuit.

The gavel falls, and Sheldon is officially free!

Solomon and Henry Pozel were dead.

Stuart Cohen, Ian Davis, and Sheldon Siegall laughed and hugged each other as they prepared to leave the courthouse to find a place to make amends for their days.

At this moment, there was a roar full of anger, which overpowered everyone's voices, shocking all the members, including the three.

"Do you know who isn't in the courtroom today?" Judge Arnold asked with an angry look that he had never shown before, and usually Judge Arnold was only keen to express his arrogance and stubbornness—which he felt was the majesty of the "court" and rarely showed personal feelings, the latter being very unprofessional to the judge.

Even with the anger in his heart, he still showed calmness and wisdom, and Judge Arnold knew this.

But today, he seems to have completely forgotten this rule.

Then he used a higher volume,

Once again, the question was repeated: "Who is not in the court today?!! ”

Without waiting for others to wake up in shock, Judge Arnold answered his questions word for word

"It's Miss Alice Connice!"

"I hope everyone here today remembers that name!"

"Engrave it forever in the depths of your hearts!"

"The deepest part of the heart!"

"Forever! Forever! ”

Edward felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and he wanted to get out of here immediately.

But the judge did not declare the end of the trial, and he could not leave without permission, otherwise he would have been guilty of contempt of court.

The judge's voice became more and more passionate: "Someone has committed a despicable and cowardly, vicious and evil crime!"

"An unforgivable crime! A crime that will never be forgotten! ”

"It seems to me that someone is deliberately obstructing the execution of justice, even if it is a murder case with a huge impact!"

"In the end, we can't get a fair verdict! Yes! The deceased is gone! "And the murderer is still at large!"

The old judge was furious at this moment, and his face turned red: "Those who think they have the truth and insist on doing their own thing will eventually taste the power of the law!" It was probably then that they knew how to truly revere the law! ”

"The United States has the best legal system in the world! But unless it's the laws of heaven, there's always a loophole to exploit! ”

"As a judge, I've spent my life trying to close these loopholes, and some people are complacent about profiting from them!"

"The law is dignified!"

"But who will believe the law when criminals get away with it!"

"Who would still believe this country?"

"Who would still believe in fairness and justice!?"

As he made his final statement, Judge Arnold turned his gaze away from the young defendants and stared straight at Edward, as if to say, "You know, I'm talking about you!" You are responsible for everything! ”

His words were like sharp blades, and his eyes were like lightning, and Edward hurriedly glanced at him, and then quickly looked away, but his face turned pale and he sat down in his seat.

At the moment when the case had been won and the client was acquitted, Edward felt more trepidation than he had ever felt before.

Judge Arnold was not wrong.

In a sense, Edward was to blame for this, and none of Kamaxipin, Bert Witzleben, Barry Slotnik, and the others who toiled for Sheldon could escape.

Had it not been for Edward's novel method of plea, and for their day and night worries about the lawsuit, the Court of Appeal would probably have approved Judge Arnold's conviction of Sheldon for contempt of court, and sentenced Sheldon to prison until he was willing to testify.

Who knows if Sheldon will be able to withstand the pressure of a life behind bars and finally choose to "cooperate" with the government?

Judge Arnold Bowman rang the last gavel and left in a rage.

Chris noticed that Edward's face was not right, and came over to inquire with concern.

The latter just waved his hand weakly: "I'm fine, I just feel a little tired"

Then he squeezed out a smile again, "You know, it was successful, and all the fatigue accumulated before was exuded." You go first, let me sit alone and be quiet......"

Chris looked at it with some concern, his lips squirming to say something, but he eventually left.

Edward was cold, slumped in his chair and unable to move, and now as a time-traveler, he believed in karma more than in his previous life, and a human life was lost like this, and no one was punished for it, is it reasonable?

Solomon walked up to Edward, pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said calmly, "You won this time, and it was beautiful to win." But I can't congratulate you, it's not that I lack gentlemanliness, it's that I think that congratulations at this moment are in fact a blasphemy of justice. Even if it's a disobedient congratulations. ”

Edward tried to fight back, but he didn't know what to say.

After a long time, he muttered, "I won last time." ”

He had expected Solomon to be furious and spew out a bunch of harsh and vicious words.

If so, he thought he might feel better.

However, no, Solomon was still calm: "You know in your heart that this time is different from the last time, completely different. Defense attorneys in criminal cases usually know in their minds whether their client is a real offender with alcohol. ”

Then, using this as a starting point, we can choose the most appropriate defense strategy. But this case is different, you can see who has the blood of innocents on their hands. ”

"Yes, you won this time, and you won very beautifully, and even brought in President Lincoln to endorse you."

"Who in the United States can oppose Lincoln?" Henry Puzeer's tone was full of sarcasm.

Solomon waved his hand to stop Henry, and he himself continued: "Of course the justice of the law, especially the spirit of the Constitution, has been upheld, and I know this without you saying it. At least I wasn't completely disappointed. But "

He paused for a moment, then asked slowly but with great firmness, "What about the cost?" Who will bear the price?! ”

Henry Puzell pointed to the back door of the courtroom, "Miss Alice Connes' elderly parents are sitting there, and I don't think you have the courage to look them in the eye." We are all Jews, and I want to go and apologize to them for letting them down. ”

After speaking, the two left one after the other.

After all the people were gone, Edward sat alone in the courtroom for a long time, not daring to look back.

He couldn't, and wouldn't dare to forget Alice Connice.

This poor girl he had never met, but was destined to appear in his dreams often in the future.

Edward felt so tired and heavy that he didn't even have the strength to stand up, so he could only continue to sit on the defense bench, shaking his head as if trying to get rid of it.

The September afternoon sun is still scorching, but through the glass windows, it spills on the air-conditioned body, and it feels like early spring.

Edward felt comfortable, his eyes slightly closed, and his ears faintly heard his mother's lullaby as a child: "In the corner of the temple, the widowed daughter of Zion sits. Looking at the son in the cradle, shaking and shaking, singing lullaby, there is a snow-white little goat under the baby's cradle. The baby goats are destined to wander, and so is your fate. Raisins and almonds, sleep, my little Jew'"

Gradually, he felt that his eyelids were a little heavy, "It would be nice if I could sleep for a while now...... It's really physically and mentally exhausting......"

"Mom, I killed someone, put a gun to his head, pulled the trigger......"

However, it came out of nowhere, but it woke him up from the sweetness of self-comfort......

"Mom, I killed someone, put a gun to his head, pulled the trigger......"

"Mom, I killed someone, put a gun to his head, pulled the trigger......"

"Mom, I killed someone, put a gun to his head, pulled the trigger......"

Probably the record player is broken, and this sentence is being played repeatedly.

Edward looked terrified, pressed his hands on the stool, tried to get himself up, did not even bother to take the briefcase, and staggered out of the courtroom......

……

And so the case ended.