Jen took one look at Paul, then glowered at him. "You did it, didn't you?""Yeah."Carl looked from Paul to Jen. "Did what?""Something noble. And stupid. Right, Paul?"Carl laughed. "Oh, man. Did you change your statement or something?""No." Paul sat down, avoiding looking at either of the others. "I just went to Lieutenant Commander Garrity, she's Wakeman's defense counsel, and got added as a witness for the defense.""The defense? Of what Wakeman did?""No!" Paul almost yelled it, wondering why even he felt frustrated with himself. "Not of what he did. Of what he's charged with. Of why he did it. Of why we found ourselves in that position in the first place."Carl glanced at Jen. "Did you understand that?""Not entirely. Paul, you did think this through, right?""Yeah. I thought it through.""And you did it anyway? Why?""Because I don't want to spend the rest of my life avoiding mirrors."Carl stared back, his puzzlement obvious, but Jen slowly nodded in understanding. "Mirrors can be real difficult.
