I had changed from my
county-issued orange jump suit to a navy blue suit, starched white shirt,
conservative tie and shined shoes. My
entire ensemble was set off by a pair of nicely buffed steel handcuffs which
the prosecuting attorneys insisted I wore.
I didn’t know them well enough, but it seemed to suggest they might be
kinky.
“Look, relax, it’s just a
ploy, courtroom theatrics at your bail hearing.
I’ve been up against these two before,” Louie whispered.
“Did you win?”
“Sometimes,” he replied, a
little too offhandedly for my tastes.
(from Bite Me by Mike Faricy)
7½*/10.
The complete review is here.
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