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Judge Phillips looks at us for a er Then he spins in his chair, plucks a fraraph from the shelf behind him, and shows it to us "I have five boys Even after the first three, hter After Ti, she finally accepted that she’d have to be content with daughters-in-law"

In the picture, Judge Phillips and his aging-pretty-dahthouse, flanked by five dark-haired, twenty-soht blue button-downs and jeans

"You have a beautiful fa young ers, they were destructive, hot-terin, because he sounds just like Jake and his wild brood of McQuaids

"When two of thee continues, "I’d lock theether in a bedroom and let theainst the wall, but for the most part they’d work out their issues And more importantly--I didn’t have to listen to them while they did it"

He takes his wallet out of his pocket and tosses a couple of twenties down on the desk He looks at the pile, joggles his head back and forth, and throws out a fewto use it with the two of you" He gestures to the et soes, and work out whatever issues you have that are turning my courtroom into a circus"

The judge’s plan scores me court-mandated alone time with Kennedy--so I like it

She doesn’t

"Your Honor, this is highly irregular--"

"Yes, it is, Miss Randolph, but I’ you tipe and spit at each other has gotten on e Phillips, I can assure you--"

"I don’t want your assurances, little lady, I want a sain to the etback in here on Monday until your and Mr Mason’s issues have been hashed out"

She stamps her foot "We don’t have issues! You can’t--"

"Oh, for Christ’s sake" I take the rip "We’ll work it out Have a good weekend, Judge"

Then I walk out of the rooon

In the hall outside the judge’s cha walk," I growl back

When I feel her resistance lessen, I give her back her hand and she keeps in step beside me