Seeds of Doubt
Chapter Five
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There was a cold, eerie silence that filled the courthouse. Most of Concord was there, eager to see the law take place. A child like anxiety was also apparent, the impatient waiting of youth. In truth a child's fate was at stake and that gave them a unquenchable parental need to know what was going to happen. Would everything turn out okay? Would the boy be alright?
Scandal.
That was also a reason. The delicious taste of a good scandal was fresh on their lips.
"One of Mrs. Bhaer's pupils you say?"
"Murder!?"
"Always watch out for the quite ones…"
Lies, deceit, guilt, innocence. Everything that made up a good murder mystery. Who wouldn't want to watch? To play the game?
There were also others like the Widow Thompson who just needed some excitement or like Eli McBride who was, he hoped, finally going to see Josephine Bhaer get what she deserved. How wonderful it would be to see her precious school close down because it created boys who killed their uncles. Now he would gain that property, that house. The cards were falling into place. One by one he was getting closer to getting Plumfield.
"Court is now in session." eyes snapped to attention. For whatever reason they were there didn't matter now. The trial for Nathaniel Blake's like had begun…
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Chapter Five
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There was a cold, eerie silence that filled the courthouse. Most of Concord was there, eager to see the law take place. A child like anxiety was also apparent, the impatient waiting of youth. In truth a child's fate was at stake and that gave them a unquenchable parental need to know what was going to happen. Would everything turn out okay? Would the boy be alright?
Scandal.
That was also a reason. The delicious taste of a good scandal was fresh on their lips.
"One of Mrs. Bhaer's pupils you say?"
"Murder!?"
"Always watch out for the quite ones…"
Lies, deceit, guilt, innocence. Everything that made up a good murder mystery. Who wouldn't want to watch? To play the game?
There were also others like the Widow Thompson who just needed some excitement or like Eli McBride who was, he hoped, finally going to see Josephine Bhaer get what she deserved. How wonderful it would be to see her precious school close down because it created boys who killed their uncles. Now he would gain that property, that house. The cards were falling into place. One by one he was getting closer to getting Plumfield.
"Court is now in session." eyes snapped to attention. For whatever reason they were there didn't matter now. The trial for Nathaniel Blake's like had begun…
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