Larry Davis had been up most of the night getting ready for his day in court. This was going to be a long and hard day for him. He knew that if he did a good john defending Mary he would get more clients. His dream was to someday work side by side with the great Perry Mason.
His private secretary Amy was very good at her job. She had done all of the work that was necessary to get ready for court.
As Amy looked at all of the papers that she had on her desk for Larry to sign, she sighed. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Mason's help she didn't think that she would have ever gotten all of the things needed for court done. Della had been a sweetheart. Amy had been overwhelmed with all of the things that had to be typed up and had so many questions.
Della had been at home taking care of Perry Jr when she had gotten a call from Amy Larry Davis' s private secretary. She of all people understood the volume of paperwork that needed to be done whenever Perry had to be in court. Della was glad to help Amy with her work. Della left Perry Jr and Sally with her nanny Jen and had gone over to the office of Larry Davis.
Amy was very good at her job and just needed a little guidance. As the two women worked together Della could tell that they could become friends and wouldn't mind working with her again. By the end of the afternoon all the briefs and things were done and all Amy had to do was have Larry sign them.
When Larry got back to the office he was pleased to see that all of the paperwork had been completed. He signed everything and then began rehearsing his speech and opening statement that he was going to be presenting to the court in the morning. He had learned at law school that the opening statement could be the most important part of the trial. He must convince the jury that his client could be innocent from the beginning of the trial. The prosecution was going to try to convince the jury with their statement also. This was very important and he knew it.
As Larry went over the opening statement he thought of calling Mr. Mason. He must have made several opening statements in his career and perhaps would be willing to help him. Larry placed a call to Perry and he whole heartedly agreed to listen to his opening statement.
As Larry drove over to the office he went over his speech once again. He did not want to have to glance at his notes, he wanted to stand tall and convince the jury with his stance and voice. He thought that if he had to keep looking at his notes, the jury would not believe him as easily.
Larry showed Perry his speech and Perry read the speech very carefully. The speech had everything that it needed but it needed the force the emotion. The jury wanted to know the feelings of Mary and her family, the loss of her husband and father. That needed to be emotionally added to the speech. Jurors wanted to hear the impact of the murder on the accused as well as the family and Mary was both.
Larry took a deep breath and was glad that he had spoken to Mr. Mason. He had indeed missed an important part of the opening statement. He wanted the jury to be on his clients side from the start. As he went to his house he added the emotions and thoughts to his speech. In front of a mirror he spoke his speech so many times that he could do it without glancing one time at his notes.
As Perry Mason got home from the office he was greeted by the whole family. It seemed as though he had not had a dinner with everyone in forever. Usually his little boy was sleeping. He was now six week sold and getting big. He had his deep blue eyes and full head of hair. He was even starting to smile and followed his father around the room with his eyes.
Sally had a good day at school and had been to a girl scout meeting at a neighbors house. She still had her uniform on and was very proud of it. She had made a stained glass window along with the other girls in the troop. The stained glass window was something that took a special skill and Perry had been surprised that Sally was learning to do that.
It turned out that the grandfather of one of the girls had done this for a living. It was a dying craft and not too many people knew how to do it anymore. Sally had enjoyed the project and had done a very nice job.
As the family all piled into the family room for some family time Perry took his son in his arms. He sat there and watched as Sally and Della played a video game together. It was a family night and Perry was almost sad when it was time to put Sally and Perry to bed.
Perry and Della went into the study to make sure that he was ready for court in the morning . Della looked at her husband and smiled "Amy Larry's secretary called me today. She needed some help getting things ready for the court tomorrow. I was glad to help her." she told him.
Perry looked up from his papers and smiled "I am glad that you felt up to helping her. Will you be going to court with me in the morning?" he asked her.
"Yes. I wouldn't miss this for anything in the world." Della told him with a smile.
Mary had been pacing back and forth worried all night. She had been to visit with Attorney Davis and he had gone over what was going to happen in the morning. This was a trail a trial for her life and she was worried. As she went to her closet and looked through her clothes she finally chose an outfit.
The next morning court came early. Mary met with Attorney Davis and Mason and shook their hands. The three of them walked into the courthouse together. Amy was right behind them and Della took a seat behind them. As Mary stood up as the judge entered the courtroom she took a deep breath. The trial was getting ready to begin.
