Deadly Distractions, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 6

by William Manchee

CHAPTER 49

  BAD DREAMS

  After the judge recessed the case for the night, I went back to the office to work on the presentation of our defense. The way I figured it, Trenton would finish up his case on Friday and come Monday morning I would need to be ready to start calling witnesses. First on my witness list was Don Harris. I had been trying to serve a subpoena on him for a month without success. It didn't look like he'd be at trial so I crossed him off the list. It was unlikely he'd admit to anything anyway so it didn't upset me too much that he wasn't going to be there. Fortunately, I didn't have to prove he was the killer, just create reasonable doubt.

  Paula and I had decided Dusty needed to testify, since most everyone presumed he was guilty anyway. He had little to lose. I debated whether to start off with Dusty or bring him on last. In order to keep the focus on Don Harris, I opted to put Dusty and Martha on first and then present all the evidence calculated to show that Don Harris was more likely the actual killer. I looked at my revised witness list.