CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
(part six)
Wednesday — 1:07 P.M.
“So that’s that,” Sandy shrugged. “My fairy tale ends with the prince going to jail.”
She was sitting on the couch in the apartment at the Castle. Heather touched Sandy’s arm.
“Oh honey, that can’t be it,” Jill said. She was walking back and forth bouncing Heather’s newborn, Mack, in her arms.
“That’s [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
(part five)

“I sentence you to ninety full days in jail with no possibility of good time reduction. After you’ve served ninety days in jail, you will be remanded to community corrections for the remainder of your two year sentence.”
The judge banged his gavel then stood up. He was out of the courtroom before anyone could [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
(part four)
Bang, bang, bang sounded the judge gavel.
“That is enough!” the judge yelled.
The courtroom became silent.
“Your honor, I would like to withdraw our request to dismiss the charges,” Samantha said. “We are ready to proceed to sentencing.”
“Usually, Mr. Norsen, there is an additional hearing for sentencing. But given the nature of this case, and [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
(part three)
“Can they charge me with all of this?”
“Yes,” Samantha said. “I doubt they could convict you on all of them. They can easily add them to this case. Or they can open a new case against you in Federal Court. We’d be held up in court for… years. If they grant our motion [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
(part two)
“Sandra, nice to see you,” the judge said.
Mouth open with shock, Aden turned in place to look at Sandy. She shrugged at him.
“Uncle Howard,” Sandy said. “How are you?”
“Angry, my dear. Angry,” the judge said. “You must know how heart broken we are about all of this.”
“Your honor, I hardly see…” the District [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
Wednesday morning – 10:15 A.M.
Entering the courtroom, Aden looked around to see who was there. Judge Alberts had closed the courtroom to the press. The only people allowed in the courtroom were family members and people associated with the case. Aden expected to see Sandy and the kids, maybe Sam and Jacob, but the [...]

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