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"Wouldn’t you rather get a sure conviction than risk her walking? I’ to listen to any reasonable deal Make ood and you know it" He chuckled into the phone as she added, "That said, you already know my offer, and that’s no offer"

"And you know that’s not reasonable," he argued "Second degree with an established tiuarantee my client will accept if the parole period is reasonable"

"You’re joking, right?" she said sharply "I would never let her see parole Forget it"

"She’s young, a mother of two Have some heart"

"Life without parole," Lauren countered

"You can’t win a first degree charge and a death penalty sentencing"

She clenched her teeth "Then what are you worried about? If I overcharge then I’ll be the one with regrets Think Casey Anthony I aes And let me remind you about State vs Nor she thought he would kill her when he woke The Supreme Court said, "If we allowed this behavior, homicidal self-help"

"Would then become a lawful solution and perhaps the easiest and most effective solution to this proble"

"So you know I’ll win," she stated with confidence

"Juries are a fifty-fifty bet" He sighed "I can tell we are at a standstill"

"I respect you, Mark I know you believe in this wo on this one I wish you weren’t, but you are"

"Let e your mind," he said "Othere’ll take our chances with the jury"

"I guess ill"

A few seconds later, they’d said their niceties and ended the call Her buzzer went off immediately and that was how the next few hours went for her When Lauren finally ed a breather, she intended to review a file, but instead found herself replaying the ainst Royce

"What are you saze lifted to the doorway, to find Julie standing there, her si blonde hair resting on her shoulders "I want details about this weekend"

Lauren glanced at her watch to see if she had lost track of ti to call ed "Yeah, well, that gave you a chance to say ‘no’"