Chapter 8 - The Sterling Legal Empire
At 8:00 AM the following morning, three black Lincoln Town Cars pulled into the parking lot of the Westchester District Court.
Out stepped Charles Sterling, Evelyn’s seventy-year-old father and managing partner of Manhattan’s most ruthless defense firm.
Charles walked into the prosecutor’s office wearing a three-piece pinstripe suit, holding a leather briefcase worth more than a house.
"My daughter will be granted bail before noon today, District Attorney Vance," Charles stated calmly, referring to David's distant cousin.
"She was found standing over a human corpse buried inside her wall, Charles!" District Attorney Arthur Vance barked back.
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"The search warrant was executed improperly by local officers, Arthur," Charles countered, his grey eyes cold as river ice.
"If you don't release her on bond immediately, I will initiate federal suits that will tie up your office for a decade."
