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Kate shrugged and finished changing Sophie "Not that I could tell The focus of the prosecution was on the physical evidence tying Lisa to the crime scene, the forensic evidence and Jones's confession Lisa's lawyer focused on how Jones's testi to Lisa How she was the victim in all this, due to her submissive nature"

"Ha!" I said with derision "That's the biggest joke of all"

"I agree I think the jury will agree as well It's pretty hard to deny that she planned things when there are e what she wanted But they "

"Well, as long as she stays behind bars for a good decade or two longer, I'll be happy"

"Me, too"

We went to the living rooave her father a kiss then put Sophie onto the floor with her toys

We spent the rest of the tier to hear the details and we had the benefit of his knowledge of the law and how courts worked to help understand as happening

"There was nothing new," Kate said "The evidence is pretty daed Lisa to accept a plea bargain to a lower offense? Why go to court?"

"She's a narcissist," Ethan said "She can't be wrong She has to do everything possible to make people see how she's the one who's been harmed in all this -- not you or Drake or Derek Richardson or Jones Her She's the victi to his subject "In her mind, she probably really believes it She can't accept responsibility for anything that makes her look bad It's everyone else who is at fault That's key to understanding a ht to the bitter end to defend their self-ie It's very sad but I've seen it all too often in cases like this These people are accidents waiting to happen They go through life har broken hearts and bruises on all those they encounter And for the worst of the lot, dead people"

"Is it because of her past?" Kate asked, her expression concerned "I mean, the abusive home?"

Ethan shrugged, and pursed his lips "There is a gene that gives a predisposition to criminality if the boy is abused as a child I don't know that it applies to women Haven't read the research"

"I have," I said and they turned to listen "All I know is that for some children, abuse will make their personality flaorse In Lisa's case, I suspect that she didn't get theshe needed to develop eence, so she was able to get scholarships and compensate for her lack of care in her childhood But it's clear that she's a narcissist Most definitely a sociopath"

"What's the difference?" Kate asked

"A sociopath lacks e their own culpability in their actions They just don't care A narcissist cares exceedingly about not being seen as culpable They can't accept responsibility for anything that makes them look bad It's always so a sociopath And vice versa Add theether and wham That's Lisa SheIt's soing the hammer down onto Derek's head when he tries to escape"

"It makes me sick to my stomach to think of it," Kate said We sat in silence and watched Sophie playing on the floor