Date: July 28, 2021 02:47 pm Title: Chapter 40
YIKES. A very dramatic ending to Pam's testimony. I thought you played out the tension well here leading up to Roy's eruption - well-constructed. And it's nice to see both Roy and his lawyer get some well-deserved comeuppance here, too.
Date: July 25, 2021 02:07 pm Title: Chapter 40
Great chapter. I think you wrote this very plausibly.
Date: July 24, 2021 09:01 pm Title: Chapter 40
Roy just keeps shooting himself in the foot.
His actions in the courtroom are showing
Pam’s truth to the jury. I am a little surprised that the judge kicked out Thorne as well.
I think that Thorne knows Roy has ruined
his own defense.
Oh also the office hasn’t been mentioned in a while. So I’m a bit curious as what is going on there. Also will be there be an epilogue?
Date: July 24, 2021 06:34 pm Title: Chapter 40
Finally Thorne gets what's coming to him. Besides badgering the witness, which is against protocol, he's also asking questions that were already answered. Another objectionable protocol breach. However what he did was also criminal in that he showed contempt of court. Really glad the judge finally put her foot down and had Thorne and Roy finally removed from the courtroom. In fact as soon as I'm done writing this I'm going to go re-read that part because I liked it so much.
Feels like that was the last big test for Pam. There may be smaller tests to combat in the future, but that was the big one and she passed. She made sure everyone know what kind of monster Roy was even while a scumbag lawyer was trying to twist her words.
Then after all that drama, there's Jim. He just knows she needs peace and quiet after a day like that. To just sit still and be together. Lovely way to end this chapter. Really great job with this one.