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Len let his words hang in the air for a , and he gave the jury his eye-to-eye attention

Parisi said, “Mr Grant had the means to build those bombs and the opportunity to plant them in the museum anytime and detonate them remotely Why did he stand on the sidewalk, totally unafraid, as the crowds fled for their lives? Because he made that bomb He knew the extent of the bo, his peak science project and the culmination of his career as a teacher

“It turns out to be an object lesson for Mr Grant

“Re at the scene to witness his work caused him to be ecstatic to the point that he didn’t realize he wasa confession to a police officer until he was in the patrol car

“Twenty-five people died as the result of that science project,” said District Attorney Len Parisi “Don’t let this et aith murder”

The judge called on Connor Grant, ent out to the well and stood behind the lectern

Once again Yuki thought what a natural he was She could see how a career as a high school teacher hadn’t stretched hi hiainst twenty-five counts of second-degree murder? He was made for this

“Members of the jury, as M

r Parisi said, I’ to you as an accidental defendant, a person just like every one of you

“You’ve heard the case against me While I was still stunned by the force and the effects of the explosion, I supposedly adeant Boxer and Mr Molinari, I think they misunderstood my astonishment and took it to be pride of accomplishment

“They rong

“Homicide lieutenant Brady told you that the police had only one suspect Me Why didn’t they keep looking, when soevidence? I’ll tell you why They needed a patsy They needed to clean up theoff all over the world, they sought to calm the city down So they nabbed me and they piled on until they had some kind of case

“It’s what’s called a rush to judgment”

Grant paused, as if he had been seized by eized, and picked up where he’d left off

“The prosecution’s forensics expert testified that I could have built and set those bo me to Sci-Tron