Powerlessness

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(Vaughn) I sat on Ashley's couch. Staring at the ankle monitor. It was Wednesday. Five days since I'd turned myself in. Five days of being trapped in this apartment. The TV was on. Some news channel. They were talking about me again. "Dr. Vaughn Reid, accused of attempted murder, remains under house arrest while awaiting trial. Sources say the victim, Dr. Kieran Ashford, Chief of Surgery at Seattle Memorial, is cooperating fully with prosecutors." I grabbed the remote. Changed the channel. Another news station. Same story. "The case has drawn significant attention due to the personal nature of the alleged crime. Reid's ex wife, Dr. Sloane Reid, is reportedly in a relationship with the victim." I turned the TV off. Threw the remote across the room. Ashley walked in from the kitche

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