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“Is that what happened to you? You decided to rape Marc and afterward realized you’d made a bad mistake?”

“I regretted going along with him That’s all”

Yuki had an idea for a line of questioning that she et aith up to a point It orth a try, even if Judge Rathburn smacked her down

She said, “Ms Hill, after the police arrested you for raping Mr Christopher, you were released on bond, weren’t you?”

“Yes”

“But you were arrested again, weren’t you? Why?”

Giftos was on his feet, yelling, “Objection! Relevance”

Yuki knew that Briana’s return to jail had nothing to do with the rape, but it would raise questions in the jurors’ minds Why was she back in jail? Did she shoot Marc Christopher?

Yuki said, “Withdrawn, Your Honor”

Rathburn said, “You know, you’re walking a fine line, Ms Castellano”

She said, “Sorry, Your Honor,” thinking she’d ood decision Desperate times called for desperate measures She turned back to the witness

“Ms Hill, would you say that it’s risky to date someone who reports to you?”

“I do now”

Yuki asked, “Are you telling us that you’ve had other interoffice relationships?”

“Objection,” Giftos shouted