For a moment, I couldn’t figure out who it was., “Excuse me, can I know the name of my client who has been detained?”

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone. The police asked the alleged client, “Your name, mister.”

“Alexander Zimmerman.”

Zimmerman?

It was not a common last name in K City, and I was certain that he was not my client.

However, the police did not give me any chance to explain myself. “Can you hear me? Please get here as soon as possible.”

He hung up right after.

Because of Bryson’s case, our firm made its mark in K City. It was understandable for the alleged offender to contact Brooklyn to handle the assault charges. Why in the world would this Zimmerman engage an unknown and inexperienced lawyer like me to handle his case?

assault. I decided it was best to stay away from the man and dismiss the case to the back of my head. However, the police department called me up twice in the

amicable relationships with the police because of the frequent need to go to the stations. I could not risk being on the law enforcers’ bad books because of

was only one young man being detained inside. The bruises on his face, also evidence, were blows he had suffered in the

didn’t affect his youthful good looks. He was indeed worthy of

locked gaze for two seconds. I was positive I

man?” I recognized the voice to be the police officer who had called me earlier. “Why

delayed by something. Can you tell me more about this

a man in the morning, and an onlooker reported the incident. Our investigation shows that they did not know each other. When we questioned

the police

obvious that Alexander wasn’t some worthless, simple-minded man. Resorting to violence was the only solution he had to his problems. I made it a rule to stay away from these people. Now that I was representing

was already at the station, I decided to bail the young man out, lest

asked, “Excuse me, but could I

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