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The door opened seconds later and a young, scrawny looking guy in a cheap suit ca hed Defence attorneys really were a pile of shit, and this guy was my only chance out of here? I was screwed already

"Mr Cole, I’m Darren Sanders, your court appointed attorney, I’ll be representing you," he greeted as he bu his hand towardshis hand "Great This should be an open a shut case then I iine I’ll be home in time for breakfast," I lasses up his beaky nose "I don’t think so You have a lot of charges against you, I think the breakfast target is a little overly optibreath and sat back in ht I’ll let my hopes fall back down then, for a second I was confident that you’d get o on my merry way"

The chair scraped next to h everything We only have half an hour before they co, I need you to tell ht," he instructed, his voice shaking as he spoke I looked up at hi cases like this - he looked fairly young, for all I knew this could have been his first case

I sighed, deciding on what I could let this guy in on and what I would keep back Usually in this situation I would just answer everything with ‘no co, but to be honest, with Brett dead there was no one to really protect anyes asdown for it

I opened my mouth to speak, but a knock at the door interrupted us A cop poked his head in, setically "Mr Sanders, sorry to interrupt but Mr Cole’s private appointed attorney has just arrived to take over the case"

I frowned My appointed attorney? I didn’t have an appointed attorney which is why I was stuck with this little imbecile

"Oh really? I was called to represent Mr Cole Why was I called if he already had so confused and ed "We weren’t aware that he had one Mr Barrington has just arrived at the station and is deton? As in, Brett’s attorney, the hardass? A little smile twitched at the corner of my lips as my heart leap into my throat, maybe there was a chance I’d be houy that had just settled hi under his breath about ti they’re above everyone else He picked up his papers andat uy I’d never met His black suit looked tailored and expensive His blonde hair was styled perfectly even though he’d probably been woken up to coht He stood with a confidence and self-assuredness that only ca you were better than everyone else around you

He stepped into the room and turned back to the police officer that had interrupted "I expect that," he waved his hand to the ht in there so I can be sure thatviewed," he instructed

The cop frowned, not looking too ireed, his voice harsh and annoyed

He stepped out of the roo us on our own I stood up and openedfor lass disappeared and you could see through it like aas soht in there An e equipton peered inside curiously before turning back tosadly

"I expect that you’re confused as to why I’ down

I nodded in confir with papers like the previous guy; I guess that just showed his superiority in so me over curiously "I’ve heard a lot about you Brett and I were old friends so I’ve heard about you for years It’s nice to finally meet you," he stated I frowned, unsure as to what to say Did he know that Brett had died tonight? As if sensing ood friend in the police infor me that Brett had been killed Naturally I asked about the situation, and as soon as they mentioned your name I rushed down here Brett told me that I should look after you if you ever needed e

He sreat deal of you He’d be saddened to know you were here right now I understood fro to do soirlfriend no less," he said, leaning forward in his seat and clasping his hands together tightly

I nodded "Yeah, we’re supposed to go today I don’t suppose you can wave a et me out of here so I could still do that?" I asked hopefully Even if he could just get me out of police custody,if they let ation’ Well, that’s if they didn’t seize my passport that is