Chapter 3 - Luke Defense Attorney Objects While The Judge Overrules
A collective gasp swept through the gallery benches as the title Commander Catherine Sterling echoed across the vaulted courtroom ceiling.
Luke’s defense attorney leaped to his feet, waving his arms frantically in a desperate bid to interrupt the devastating revelation.
“Objection, Your Honor! This is trial by surprise, entirely irrelevant character testimony designed to prejudice the jury!” the lawyer shouted.
Judge Harrison didn't even look up from his papers before dismissing the objection with a sharp sweep of his hand.
“Overruled, Counsel; the witness’s identity, service history, and official records are central to the entire indictment,” Judge Harrison ruled coldly.
Luke stared up at me from the defense table, his eyes wide with a mixture of pure terror and frantic disbelief.
“No... this can’t be happening,” Luke whispered under his breath, leaning back as if he had just been struck across the face.
My parents sat paralyzed in the front row, their mouths slightly open as they tried to reconcile the daughter they discarded with the officer standing before them.
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The prosecutor opened a thick leather-bound folio filled with Department of Defense seals and certified military credentials.
“Commander Sterling, let’s direct the court’s attention to the founding documents of Vance Shield Recovery,” the prosecutor prompted.
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