If Valeria and Nick were desperate about having to subject Alice to the stress of a trial, Samuel Baxter was too, but for a very different reason.

“You do realize that if the girl testifies, you're not going to win the case, don’t you?” Miller asked as soon as they left the courthouse.

“You're supposed to be my lawyer, can't you fix it?” Baxter growled at him.

“Yes, I could do a couple of things, but if I have to get my hands dirty, I'll do it for myself, not for two idiots like you and Miran