Don't let the complexity of this case fool you, Ladies and Gentlemen. Underneath all the jargon and paperwork, all the off sh.o.r.e bank accounts and derivative transactions, what happened here is really very simple. Grace Brookstein stole. She stole because she was greedy. She stole because she thought she could get away with it."

He looked at Grace one last time.

"She still thinks she can get away with it. It's up to you to prove her wrong."

Grace Brookstein watched District Attorney Angelo Michele sit down. He'd given a bravura performance, far more eloquent than Frank Hammond's. The jury looked as if they wanted to burst into spontaneous applause.

If he weren't trying to destroy me, I'd feel sorry for him. Poor man, he's tried so hard. And such pa.s.sion! Perhaps, if we'd met in other circ.u.mstances, we'd have been friends?

The general consensus in the media was that the jury would take at least a day to deliberate. The mountain of evidence in the case was so enormous, it was hard to see how they could review it any quicker. In fact, they came back to Court 14 in less than an hour. Just like Frank Hammond said they would. Just like Frank Hammond said they would.

The judge spoke solemnly. "Have you reached your verdict?"

The foreman, a black man in his fifties, nodded. "We have, Your Honor."

"And how do you find the defendant? Guilty, or not guilty?"

The foreman looked directly at Grace Brookstein.

And smiled.

About the Author.

Novelist and screenwriter SIDNEY SHELDON SIDNEY SHELDON remains one of the world's top bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and have been published in dozens of languages- remains one of the world's top bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and have been published in dozens of languages-Guinness World Records heralds him as one of the most translated authors in the world. He is also the only writer to have won an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar award. heralds him as one of the most translated authors in the world. He is also the only writer to have won an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar award.

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Books by Sidney Sheldon

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