(Samuel's POV- Two Days Ago) The email arrives at 11:47 PM. I'm in my apartment, nursing a scotch and reviewing my defense strategy for the millionth time, when my laptop chimes. Court notification. I click on it without thinking. Then I read it. Read it again. And again. Your hearing has been moved forward. Please confirm receipt and appearance with your legal counsel. Moved forward...? Shit! That's the day after tomorrow. My hand tightens around the glass. The scotch sloshes but doesn't spill. They moved the hearing. From three weeks out to two days. No warning. No consultation. Just—moved it. This isn't normal. Not without pressure. Not without someone with serious power making calls. I pull up my phone. Dial my lawyer. He answers on the third ring, voice heavy with sleep
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