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Bobby turned a dull red and chugged down soht "Did you see Justice Califano after the Fridayin the Chief Justice’s chaether when they’re not in conference"

Callie said, "Do you knohat Eliza had planned for Friday night?"

"Nah, she didn’t say I asked her, but she gave me this look, like what’s it to you, jerk face? That’s when I left"

"Fleurette heard you two arguing," Savich said "What was that about?"

"The capital punish to let some air into ht find its way in Can you believe she said that? Just because she didn’t agree with me?"

Sonya rolled her eyes "Oh no, Bobby, I siine that"

Bobby said suddenly, "Wait, I do re on Friday afternoon, outside the gift shop on the basement level The Justices were seldom down there, so it surprised et some soda from the cafeteria for Justice Alto-Thorpe, and there they were, standing there, real close, and neither of them looked happy"

CHAPTER 19

NOW THIS WAS a kicker, if, that is, Bobby was telling the truth, Savich thought "Did you hear anything they were saying to each other?"

Bobby shook his head "No, but Justice Califano was intense I remember he pulled soestured with them in front of Justice Wallace’s chest, as if he were punctuating each of his words"

"You heard nothing at all?" Sherlock said

"I saw Justice Wallace rear back, like it was an attack and he looked surprised and indignant, but there were lots of touristsup a tour in the gift shop to buy souvenirs, and I couldn’t see thereed sometimes, all of them I didn’t pay that et back to Eliza" Fro the law clerks Bobby Fisher would do well to watch his ht of Justice Califano?" She looked directly at Bobby, but the other three clerks knew the question was co Too bad, but who knehat they’d say in response to another’s coht Eliza and Justice Califano didn’t get along all that well, but you know, I don’t believe that I know she aduy She tried to protect hi she didn’t think was ireed "Eliza practically worshiped hi is, Justice Califano treated her like an equal in a way none of the other Justices do with their law clerks Justice Wallace sure has never treated me or Tai like that Justice Wal--" Her voice dropped off She turned red, seely embarrassed, about what she’d alreement "That’s true It isn’t at all like Justice Gutierrez treats me"

"And how does he treat you, Dennis?" Sherlock asked

"He’s always nice to , always listens politely to what I have to say But I always feel like he’s ready to pat me on the back I rarely feel he really wants to talk to me"

"So you think Justice Gutierrez treats you that way because you’re black?" Sherlock asked

He sht Justice Gutierrez is prejudiced He hired me because I was law review, at the top of my class at Maryland, intervieell, and presented hiht recommendations But I really do think it made him feel warm and fuzzy to hire a black h I doubt he’s ever thought of hiht," Savich said "Tell me about Danny O’Malley Bobby, when you were in Eliza’s office on Friday ht" Bobby took a deep breath "Danny was at his desk, working on so, I don’t knohat He looked up, saw me, and kind of winced He did that whenever I ca nasty to me, not like Eliza did, he’d just sort of wince Maybe he didn’t like it that I’d ask Eliza out on dates Maybe he wanted Eliza too, sort of a do"