Chapter 37
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The next day after Nate got the whole story from Sadie, it was time to select a jury, so Nate interviewedmany people. Since it was a woman on trial, he needed as many women as he could get. The problem was, thewoman he was defending was a famous whore that every woman in Whiskey Hill had reason to hate. He had to make sure he chose only mothers with daughters—women whose love for their offspring would shove any resentment aside and identify with the turmoil Sadie was in. He needed women who would look past what she was and see her simply as a mother who was willing to do anything, go to any lengths to protect her daughter from a jealous whore who was hell-bent on ruining her life just because the man she wanted had rejected her.
It had been a daunting task, but at last all his notes were in order, and he was ready to begin.
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