Elsie heard the buzz before she saw it; twisting around in her chair, she looked up and watched it zigzag around the room. Judge Callaway was seated at the bench, flipping through the pages of Billy Yocum’s motion. “Billy,” he said, “what are you thinking about this?” “Your honor,” Billy said, rising to his feet, “my client is only fifteen years old. The county jail is a perilous environment for him. He is in danger of attack from all sides. I could elaborate, but”—with a courtly nod at the court reporter—“there is a lady present.” At the prosecution table, Chuck leaned close to Elsie and whispered, “He doesn’t mean you.” “Shut up,” she said. The judge said, “Billy, this is a change of tune. The defense generally pleads for more time.” Billy nodded. “Your honor, that’s true. But we have an uncommon case here.
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