while the suspect was already in custody, it was still vital for the prosecution to half-interview, half-speak to the family of the victim. the more personal information they could get out of them, the more tear-jerking the story he presented before the judge would be. the only reason tony agreed to take the case was the fact it was easy: it was pretty much solved before the court date was set — minimal effort. he’d be off on his trip to aruba in no time. tony had made sure his secretary called them beforehand, so it wouldn’t be much of a surprise when he showed up at the door. “good afternoon, m’am.” he greeted, his most charming self on full blast, looking up from his phone to offer the mother of the victim his full attention. “i’m...” he couldn’t see himself, but tony knew he had probably gone white. as a sheet. “violet. oh, no.” there was no way. “was she...? oh good lord — i’m really sorry for your loss.” tony cleared his throat, a bit anxiously now. the charming persona had gone out the window. “i would like to speak with you for a moment, if that’s okay? for the argument — for the trial.” | ( @violetk )
