Depraved Indifference
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Joseph Teller. Depraved Indifference
Depraved Indifference. Joseph Teller
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter One. A Very Bad D.W.I
Chapter Two. Jaywalker, P.I
Chapter Three. Five Tiny Fingers
HARRISON J. WALKER
Chapter Four. Jimmy Chipmunk
Chapter Five. Bad News Indeed
Chapter Six. The Wasp on the Windshield
STATEMENT OF CARTER DRAKE III
Chapter Seven. The End Zone
Chapter Eight. Out for Blood
Chapter Nine. Back in the Ball Game. SUSPENDED LAWYER SPOTTED STEPPING OUT WITH KID-KILLING DRIVER’S WIFE
Chapter Ten. Driver’s Ed
Chapter Eleven. Panning for Gold
Chapter Twelve. Nirvana
Chapter Thirteen. Old Cousin Dorothy
Chapter Fourteen. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Chapter Fifteen. Absolutely Fair and Impartial
Chapter Six. Jello Hair
Chapter Seventeen. A Total Sleazebag
Chapter Eight. Double-Secret Probation
Chapter Nineteen. Road Trip
Chapter Twenty. A Guest of the County
Chapter Twenty-One. In My Sleep I Can Tell You
Chapter Twenty-Two. The Lady and the Tiger
Chapter Twenty-Three. A Superstitious Atheist
Chapter Twenty-Four. Ninety-Three Times
Chapter Twenty-Five. A Very Dead Battery
Chapter Twenty-Six. Deus Fedex Machina
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THE TENTH CASE
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Then there were the secondary drawbacks and benefits of getting involved. On the negative side was the sheer notoriety of the case. Taking on Carter Drake as his comeback act would mean that Jaywalker would be returning to the scene of his past transgressions with a considerable bang. Right off the bat, he’d be representing a high-profile murder defendant in what was sure to be a media-circus trial. The prospect of that kind of free publicity would no doubt have delighted every one of Jaywalker’s colleagues, but in that respect he stood apart from them. In fact, the thought of it brought him dangerously close to gagging.
Finally, there was the chance that one of the benefits of representing Carter Drake might be Amanda Drake. Then again, what a conflict of interest that would be! Jaywalker allowed himself a chuckle as he imagined a slew of new charges from the disciplinary committee. He could picture the presiding justice snarling down at him with righteous indignation. “So, Mr. Jaywalker, we conclude that you deliberately made certain that your client would remain locked up for as long as possible, just so you could continue to have an affair with his wife.”
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