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Cate Fante was the guest of honor at this celebration,…
Six months later, Cate sat in her high-backed chair atop…
Cate understood on sight why Detective Frank Russo could be…
From the lectern, Hartford asked, “Mr. Simone, could you tell…
“Honey, I’m home!” Cate called out, and from the kitchen…
“Good morning, gentlemen.” Cate shook hands all around and gestured…
Cate strode to the dais, her robes billowing theatrically, making…
The door banged open against the bedroom wall, and Cate…
Cate slammed on the gas, ignoring the cell phone. Probably…
The next morning, Cate drove up Market Street in heavy…
After their tour, Cate walked back to the chambers with…
It’s Elvis, from last night.
Cate hurried to the window and pushed the curtain aside…
Cate pressed the on button on the remote, her fingers…
Cate reached Gina after Warren had gone to bed. She…
Cate checked her watch: 1:32 a.m. Argh. She was sitting…
“Sorry, Judge,” Val said, rising at her desk as Cate…
Cate had come across it last night, drafting her opinion.
Cate hustled down the sidewalk under the cold sun, holding…
“So, how did it come about, you following me?” Cate…
Cate drove down Fifth Street in light traffic, heading back…
An hour later, Cate was back in the car, driving…
Cate walked into her office, stunned at the sight. Debris…
Cate froze, standing in her ruined office, her phone at…
Cate opened the door to her chambers, immediately taken aback…
The sun was setting over the Schuylkill Expressway, its remaining…
It was dark by the time Cate reached the development,…
Cate stepped out into the bitter cold, and on contact,…
It was Nesbitt. Cuffed and in custody, against the car.
Cate put on a coat to grab the newspaper from…
“Good job, Sam,” Cate said after they were finished. She…
“What happened?” Val asked, from her computer. “You’re back early.”
“Come in, Cate.” Chief Judge Sherman rose from behind his…
Cate stormed into the unfamiliar chambers, ahead of a bewildered…
Cate drove with the radio off, insulating herself from the…
Cate’s was one of the few cars on Route 61,…
Cate found herself sitting on a worn brown plaid couch…
It was almost dark by the time Cate was back…
Cate woke up to Nesbitt’s face in soft-focus fog. For…
Cate left her heavy coat in the rental car, feeling…
Cate turned up the heat on the well-behaved Acura and wound…
Odd. Despite the cold, the front door with the stenciled…
Cate could hardly wait for Micah to go before she…
Cate eyed Russo as he slept, taking evil satisfaction in…
“You’re throwing me out?” Cate asked, astounded, as Nesbitt hurried…
Pistol Range in Rear, read the blue neon sign, and…
“Please pick Micah up!” Cate begged Nesbitt, after she had…
Even at the sight of her old enemy, Cate felt…
“I’m in here, gentlemen,” Cate called from her office, examining…
Suddenly Cate threw the brass bookend at Emily, hitting her…
“Go away, people!” Cate and Nesbitt slammed the front door…
Cate rode the judges’ elevator upwards, checking her reflection in…
The August sun burned hazy and low, dipping by this…
AUTHOR’S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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