Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Por Amar Sin Ley, Season 2 Martes 3/19/19, Episode 6: Denial


I'm Christopher Mason. As is often said, denial is not just a river in Egypt. It's usually a defense mechanism which allows people to believe what they want to about themselves or others. It can also be a bold-faced lie intended to deceive or to gaslight. Very effective when used by a master of manipulation and very pathetic when the truth is easily seen. Too many people in our tale live in a state of denial.

I'm Candace DeLong. I've never met or studied a criminal who didn't lie at least half the time, both to others and to themselves.

Alonso visited Jacinto Dorantes in the cellblock and let him know that he will do whatever it takes to see that he paid for what he has done to the lawyers of his firm. Dorantes told him that he was risking the people he cared about “for caprice” because there were other enemies. He tried telling him he was fighting the wrong people. Alonso didn't buy a word of this.

Jacinto Dorantes was an excellent manipulator. That was what brought him to political prominence... and what could make him the permanent kingpin of crime.

Mental torture was merely a game to him. A game he had always won.

Alonso told him that his lawyers were warriors of the law. Dorantes insisted that the only justice that existed was bought with money. Alonso said “You stole from me and I will reclaim it. I will be in charge.”

Miriam explained that she had to get away from Phillip because of his abuse. She couldn't go anywhere, he was always watching her, and was insanely jealous. She couldn't even work and now she needs to. Samuel told her to count on him for help. Her children came down the stairs saying they wanted ice cream. Since they made this request in English she told them not to; they were to speak Spanish in Mexico. Samuel got up, saying this was a great idea. Phillip came down the stairs saying he needed to talk to Miriam. Samuel took the kids and left. Phillip then said “I heard you.”

Alonso told Dorantes that he belonged to a past where he could get away with cheating the people of St Benito. Now he belongs where he is. Dorantes told him to enjoy this moment because he would be declared innocent and set free. Alonso smiled and said “You don't understand. The justice system that will deal with you is new. Because it concerns itself with the needs of the people. Not like before. There is no way you will be free.” Dorantes looked worried for a moment, then asked “You really believe that?” Alonso said “The only successful thing will be more charges. See you in court.”
As he walked away Dorantes told him not to be too confident.

Dorantes probably still thinks he's in the Old West. Look at his wardrobe.

Miriam was clearly afraid when she said she didn't tell Samuel anything. He called her a liar, saying he heard it all. She wanted to get away from him.
This led to physical violence when he hit her hard enough to almost knock her down.
Before she was steady on her feet he grabbed her and slammed her head into the wall before throwing her to the floor. She managed to get up, then saw the fireplace tools. She picked up the shovel.
“Put that down,” he said, as though he were talking to an idiot child.
When he advanced on her she hit him on the head twice.
He fell to the floor, bleeding and unresponsive. Miriam began to panic.

Miriam is going to have major issues if she doesn't get a lawyer ASAP.

Alejandra, Sofia, and Ricardo worked on the fraud case information from Gustavo's trial against Ramiro Dorantes. They took out documents about construction permits and bank statements showing income. Sofia commented that this looked very advanced and prepared. Alejandra was determined to get them.

Miriam leaned against the wall, still in a state of panic when she heard the children's voices approaching. She ran past the credenza that divided the room and covered up the blood on her face. Her son asked what happened and she asked the children to go up to their rooms. Samuel directed them to the stairs and got closer. She took him to the other side of the credenza and showed him. She became incoherent. He put his arm around her.

Carlos paid Dorantes a visit. They shook hands and Carlos told him that his case was very difficult, which was not what Dorantes wanted to hear. “Was that what you told El Ciego about getting him out of prison?” He wanted to know how much money it would take. Carlos told him that it wasn't a matter of money, it was proof. He then moved in and asked what Dorantes had to do with the kidnapping of Jaime Ponce. He told Carlos that this is one of Vega's fabrications. He had handed him the proof. He finally said “If you need more, I will order some made.”
Carlos knew that he was lying.

The police were at Samuel's house. One put the fireplace shovel into an evidence bag while another talked to Miriam, who said that she had no intent to kill, just to defend herself. Samuel tried to defend her but the cop told him not to interfere. When he stepped away the cop told Miriam she will be taken to the station and charged with homicide. Samuel tried to explain to the cop and told him to take a good look at Miriam's injuries. She got upset as another officer cuffed her and led her out, begging her brother to look after the children.

Obviously, neither of them has ever watched Law & Order.

I don't think it matters in a place where you are guilty until proven innocent and Mexico is one of those places.

Carlos told Dorantes that at that moment the evidence against him was being reviewed by a judge. Dorantes told him “Let them put on their show to try to make the people believe that their mayor is a thief. I don't care what they think. Political memory is very short and this will balance out. You know why? Because I know how to do these things.” Carlos asked how. “Make deals. Up front. Imposing conditions.” Carlos told him that his case was very complicated. Also that his fiancée worked in the Vega office and that the firm has taken hits during the kidnapping. Dorantes said – for the nth time – that he had nothing to do with this. Carlos told him that the perfect crime did not exist. Sooner or later the truth comes out. Dorantes grinned and almost laughed, but his face froze when Carlos told him that he will not take on his defense. He thanked him for the offer, turned to leave.
Dorantes yelled that he was a fifth-rate hack.

What was Carlos thinking, mentioning that his “fiancee” worked for the Vega firm? He just made her a target in her own right.

Carlos is just as arrogant as the man who wanted to hire him. You were right the other day; he has not changed.

That night the Vega attorneys met over the cases against Jacinto Dorantes. Alejandra, Ricardo, and Sofia had everything they needed about the fraud but Gustavo wasn't satisfied; he wanted the evidence about the murder of his family. They told him they wanted to make sure that they could hit Dorantes with as many charges as they could make stick. Alonso arrived and told the room that he had just seen Dorantes, who was as arrogant as ever. The charges against him could get hiim locked up for the rest of his life, so they needed to work hard to make their case watertight.

Victoria and Roberto.... same scene, slightly different script.

The following morning Carlos slithered into Alejandra's office to tell her that Jacinto Dorantes wanted him to defend him. Alejandra got up, agitated, but he quickly told her that he had gone to see him and told him to his face that he would not. That this would hurt his family... and he regarded her as family. Further, that he had more than enoughmney to get a good defense. Alejandra thanked him for telling her. He told her to count on him forever. She was ill at ease when he touched her hand.

Raquel was looking at a photo of Ariadna when an angry Julio came home. He had just been to see the insurance agent and they would not pay out his parents' policies. He had no money and there were expenses to be paid,, including the funerals and lawyers. The agent said that his father's policy will be authorized and paid in a week, but they would not pay out his mother's life insurance because they don't pay out in the event of suicide. Raquel told him she had never imagined her sister in the middle of such a situation.
She also told him not to worry because she would not leave him in this crisis. He apologised, saying he didn't know what to do. She said that soon they would catch his father's killers and justice will be done. He sat back in the sofa at that.

Carlos tried to hypothesize Dorantes' defense, such as the possibility that he had his current fortune before he was elected to office, which would disprove charges of malfeasance. That would certainly be documented and Alejandra said she would talk to Gustavo about it. Carlos also told her that Dorantes claimed that there was no evidence to prove his guilt of anything. Alejandra decided to ask the judge for a deadline for the presentation of evidence so that there could be no surprises. She was offended that Dorantes was so arrogant as to think he could get away with this. Carlos told her that she is too inside the case, that she needed to keep a cool head.

Of course, all this is part of Dorantes' repertoire of mind games. A person who can't keep a cool head and a stiff upper lip will be prone to costly mistakes in business and the law.

Juan came back from seeing the forensic team. He told Roberto that they found something strange when they examined Sergio Cervantes' body. The thieves had taken a thousand pesos and an inexpensive watch. What was stranger was that he had not been hit or beaten. He had been stabbed a total of twenty times before they ran off. Roberto thought for a moment and said that this was not a chance robbery attempt; it was premeditated murder.

Alejandra and Ricardo met with Alonso and Jaime to discuss the court proceedings. They were alright with the evidence deadline request, but Jaime was concerned about the possibility of Dorantes getting released from jail before they trial. They had to be prepared for anything. It was possible that Dorantes would present the same documents he had once handed to Jaime. Mostly with older dates before he was mayor. There was the possibility of bribery either to falsify dates or to obtain blank official forms. They needed to look at the real estate deals and knew they could get that information from public archives.

Roberto asked about witnesses. How long does it take to stab someone twenty times? Juan thought this would take time. He said that the next witness didn't see the attack, but made the emergency call. The file indicated that Julio was nearby during the attack. Roberto said that him not getting attacked as well wasn't luck and the attack was about his father's life.

Alonso and the others decided to launch an investigation into possible bribery of notaries regarding the real estate situations in the case. Alejandra suggested document analysis as there was the possibility that they wouldn't get anyone to admit bribery. Alejandra told them that Carlos offered to help. Alonso said he would talk to him. Ricardo looked curious at Carlos' offer.

Roberto and Juan went to the Cervantes house to talk to Julio. They asked where he had been that day. He said he had told the police, but Juan told him they needed every detail he could recall. Such as anything said by the assailants, a gesture. Julio answered that he doesn't remember, that it happened so fast.
Roberto asked whether they attacked him or only his father and Julio told him that they had attacked only his father. He was a little off to the side and they did nothing to him. Juan asked how many there were and Julio said that there had been two. Roberto asked what they took and he answered that it was everything his father had.
He himself had been against the wall and was not attacked. Juan asked whether his father had fought back. Julio answered that he had not. Raquel said she could not understand this, that this was a murder without motive.
Roberto told he that this was not the case. The manner of the attack indicated that the motive was murder.
Julio got up and said “That's not true. I saw.”

Alejandra came back with information on some of the properties. Four houses were in Jacinto Dorantes' name, two in Ramiro's, one in Jacinto's wife's, who had died four years previously. The would also have a witness. They had what they needed.

Raquel was shocked. She could not believe that her brother-in-law had any enemies. She put her arm around Julio. Roberto stood up and told her that the manner in which Sergio had been attacked did not correspond to an average assault. This would have happened very fast. Julio said it had. Roberto said that if this had been an assault with intent to rob it would have happened in the least time necessary. There would have been no need to kill the victim. Juan added that since two assailants had Sergio cornered, one or two wounds would have been sufficient.
Roberto then said that there had been twenty stab wounds. That was a guarantee of a kill. Raquel stared at Julio, who was beginning to look hostile and defensive. Roberto described the attack as typical of a crime passionel, or revenge.
This set Julio off, saying this was ridiculous and demanding that instead of inventing things like this they should look for the criminals. He left the room. Raquel apologised, saying that Julio was very affected by this. Roberto told her not to worry and that they will find the guilty parties. She shook hands with each of them and they left.

Samuel went to see Miriam in the lockup. She asked about her children and he said they were upset. He still wasn't sure what to tell them. She feared what they would think once they knew she had killed their father. She asked him to help get her out of there. He told her that someone had recommended a law firm and he would see them. Phillip's brother, Jacob, had come to claim the body and take it back to the US. Miriam said that Jacob had a worse temper than his brother and she looked worried. He had never liked her and it was because she is Mexican. She had made a huge mistake, thinking that Phillip would change.

That night Gustavo went to the lockup. Dorantes was lying on the slab that served as a bed and had turned his face to the wall. Gustavo told him he wanted to see the face of the man who killed his family. Again, Dorantes denied having anything to do with this but Gustavo would not believe him. He demanded to know why he did this. Dorantes tried to taunt him by asking an ugly rhetorical question, which provoked Gustavo to reach in and grab his lapels. Dorantes called for the guards, who arrived quickly and restrained Gustavo. Gustavo said that he was lucky to be in prison because if he were freed he'd kill him with his own hands.
As the guards dragged him back he yelled again that he would kill Dorantes, who laughed at him as though he were Mephistopheles in Faust.

It would be better if Gustavo were taken off this case. He has not effectively dealt with his grief and has done several very unprofessional things. That could all end very badly.

Later at Victoria's apartment, Roberto described his new case to Victoria. He explained the series of events leading to the stabbing of Sergio Cervantes. That his son had stepped back when the two assailants grabbed his father. He had stayed there clutching his dog. Victoria said that this did not sound like a natural reaction. Roberto agreed, saying if anything were to happen to his father he would fight and risk injury. Victora agreed and asked what he was going to do. He got up, picked up something from the food plate and flirted with her for a minute, then said he was going to figure out exactly what happened.

Alejandra and Jaime sat at Paula's dining table working on the case and looking at financial statements related to it. Paula liked this sight very much, saying she had been afraid she would never see happiness in that house, but now she was. She went to the kitchen to get their drinks.

Victoria confessed that if Dorantes is convicted and sent to prison and Roberto didn't need to be there to protect her she would miss him. However, she did not allow him to follow her to bed.

The following morning Roberto and Juan visited the coroner, who handed them the report on Ariadna. Roberto read it and told Juan that the marks on her neck did not correspond to the manner in which the body was found. This meant that she was murdered; she did not commit suicide. He told Juan to get copies of all the reports and he would meet him later at the office.

Alonso, Jaime, Ricardo, Gustavo, and Alejandra entered the courtroom. Gustavo was still agitated and Alonso told him to trust him to do this. Dorantes was in the holding cell at the side of the courtroom wearing a prison uniform. The judge entered and everyone took their seats. He read the charges, which so far were only the financial offenses.
Alonso addressed the court, emphasizing that Dorantes' position in combination with that was a major abuse of trust and an offense against the people. He had deceived and robbed them. This caused Dorantes to have an outburst and claim that it was not true. The judge ordered him to be silent. Alonso said that everyone should be equal under the law. He asked for the maximum possible sentence for these crimes.
Dorantes' attorney called Alonso's credibility into question by showing a video of Benjamin, claiming that Benjamin's money-laundering was known to Alonso and the other attorneys at his firm, therefore making them criminals.
Alejandra objected and Dorantes' lawyer requested that he question his client, claiming that he was a victim of Vega's firm.
The judge allowed him to and this elicited a tale of poverty and walking long distances to school in Dorantes' childhood. The lawyer handed a list of names to the judge of people who had worked with or for Dorantes before he had become mayor and a list of properties. Dorantes told the court that he had purchased all those properties prior to taking office. He claimed to have been elected because of what he had done for the people. His lawyer then handed an inch-thick document to the judge, saying it was notarizations of properties. He called attention to the dates. Dorantes said that he always looked out for his people and hoped that he would soon return to doing so. Gustavo started to get up, but Ricardo prevented him doing so. Dorantes saw this and had a look of satisfaction.

Jaime requested to cross-examine and the judge allowed him to. He asked him what happened to the three hundred million pesos marked for public services in his community. He said the the secretary of public finance was responsible for expenses designated by the mayor. But it may not have been carried out. Jaime showed the judge a sheet of photos of hospitals and schools for which that money was meant to be spent, photos that showed that nothing had been done. The photos were said to have been taken by a civic organization. The defense attorney tried to dismiss them but Alonso got up and asked if they had papers proving that the work by Fausto Rivera was paid for by a civic organization he should present them.
He had none and it showed on his face. Jaime then got up and spoke of abuse of power. That Fausto Rivera turned up dead shortly after this came to light was suspicious.
Dorantes' attorney tried to object but Alonso took over and talked about cause and effect, concluding that there were no coincidences. He went over to Gustavo and put his hands on his shoulders, telling the room that Gustavo's family was killed after he had won the fraud case that sent Ramiro Dorantes to prison. The construction job that he did not do after having been paid happened during his brother's administration. Jaime's kidnapping happened after he refused to defend Dorantes and the attempt on his own life followed that. He handed the judge a copy of the court filings on this for investigation.

Alan scolded Carlos for turning Dorantes down on the assumption that they weren't likely to get another client whose fee would pay off El Ciego. He also criticized Carlos for doing this because of Alejandra. Carlos decided he had had enough and put him in his place with regard to authority.

Dorantes' attorney denied his client's involvement in the crimes against the Vega lawyers or anything irregular about the real eastate. He asked for his client's freedom.
Alejandra got up and asked to call Doctor Solorzano, from the public minstry. He had copies of the original documents relating to the Dorantes properties. He showed the documents, which were signed by the defendant and dated only a year previously. The defense had shown documents dated from four years previously. Dorantes had been in office for three years.
Dorantes began denying this. Alejandra said that this was pure corruption and demanded that the law make an example of Dorantes and impose the maximum sentence.

Dorantes deserves the toughest sentence allowed by Mexican law. He's not currently being tried for the murders, kidnapping, and attempted murder, but at least he should be in prison when that evidence is available for trial.

Absolutely. He's denied everything so many times he has probably convinced himself he did nothing. Sadly, there would be members of the public who would believe him. At least with the witness testimony they can add perjury to his list of felonies.  As for Julio Cervantes, he will soon be facing a police interrogation that will make Roberto's sound like a poetry discussion. When that happens his aunt will not be able to deny anything to herself either. Till next we meet Behind the Walls of Justice, I'm Christopher Mason.

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Permalink posted by Urban Anthropologist @ 9:52 AM
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We can probably assume that Julio needs major cash to pay his hired killers (who didn't get much and that is his main issue about the insurance payout. I want him in the slammer so bad.

I don't believe a word of Dorantes' childhood poverty story.

Miriam should never have said anything to the police without a lawyer. I'm betting that this will be Victoria's case.
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 10:22:00 AM EDT
 

Thanks, Urban! Your comment about Dorantes' "Old West wardrobe" had me chuckling.

What do you want to bet someone knocks him off and Gustavo gets the blame? It's never a good idea to threaten someone's life in front of witnesses, at least not in a telenovela.
Permalink posted by Blogger Blue Lass : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:45:00 AM EDT
 

I agree. I was cringing when I saw that.

Gustavo needs a shrink. Desperately. And maybe a short leave of absence from the firm. there hasn't been much in this series about this sort of thing but this episode showed three prime patients for a parade of shrinks.
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 12:46:00 PM EDT
 

Dorantes probably still thinks he's in the Old West. Look at his wardrobe.

Great quip Urban as was the deft description of Victoria and Roberto....

"same scene, slightly different script"

And I loved Cristopher's wry summation of the Dorantes' case at the end. Marvelously done as always. Thanks.
Permalink posted by Blogger JudyB : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 12:54:00 PM EDT
 

Juan Carlos Barreto is a great chameleon. Here he looks like a character in a spaghetti western while he looked like a slick politician in La Candidata and a slick, crooked lawyer in YNCELH. I can't wait to see what he does next.

Have the writers forgotten that Victoria has already boinked Roberto? Or is there a new writing team that hasn't looked at past scripts?
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 1:31:00 PM EDT
 

Did they really??? But just the once, right? And she is a self-described aficionada of "el sexo casual."
Permalink posted by Blogger Blue Lass : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 1:43:00 PM EDT
 

Urban--Thanks for the rewind and experience it twice. What PASL II lacks on screen are Chris and Candy. So glad they are helping recap.

YES, BL. I was wondering why Victoria was playing that come hither and then yawn game. They "got together" at the Vega retreat last season. I think it was Victoria that said it should just be a lovely recuerdo and not an indication of things to come. Can't blame Roberto for trying. How long will it be before he just gets frustrated and gives up to entertain someone else? Victoria will be in De-Nile if that happens. She'll claim she's not jealous, instead, her distrust of Roberto has been vindicated. If she does this look but don't touch again, I'm on Rob's side. He needs to find someone else.

I really like these two new cases. I wonder if the writers are going to let them spend more time with each one than they did last season, and not throw so many at us.

Did anyone recognize Sergio? Poor sod. He just got 1 minute of fame. I haven't seen this actor since he was the nerdy suitor for Violeta in Un Refugio. He had a secret mission and a family to boot.


Permalink posted by Blogger Anita : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4:19:00 PM EDT
 

BL--I think Vicky is just repressed for some reason. She doesn't seem to be in favor of any sex, casual or otherwise. However, she keeps declaring that she wants to be a one-man woman and Roberto is not the one. He's the one who goes sucking nectar from flower to flower.
Permalink posted by Blogger Anita : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4:21:00 PM EDT
 

Urban, yet again you managed to give us an amazingly thorough and entertaining recap. I love the very clever virtual interactions between the two narrators, Candace and Christian and enjoy the very fitting screen grabs very much.

Unfortunately, getting to enjoy your recaps and being on this patio is, for now,the only good thing I get from this telenovela. I can't handle the trite, boring and repetitive justice discourses being thrown left and right in every episode. We got it,Vega lawyers are the best and they are battling for justice and equality for all, now please stop repeating it ad nauseum every single episode!!!

I suspected that someone from Vega bufete will end up prosecuting Dorantes, but the circus of Alonso, Jaime and Alejandra taking turns spewing nonsensical stupidities was beyond anything my poor tattered and disintegrating beanie could handle.
I am sure the writers didn't intend it, but Dorantes' defense attorney was right in everything he was saying. That's exactly why we have prosecutors to decide whether a particular person should be prosecuted, because they are impartial and are supposed to take a decision to prosecute or not based on facts, not feelings or hurts. And that's why prosecutors must recuse themselves if they have any kind of personal involvement, even indirect one, in a case assigned to them. So neither Al, nor any Vega lawyer can prosecute Dorantes, it's not only illogical but also unethical, unprofessional and wrong.
But the worst thing about this was the fact that Jaime, who until recently acted as a lawyer to Dorantes, has now changed sides and is prosecuting him. Dorantes' lawyer could have said, among many other things, that every single document/ piece of information that Vega is using in court is covered by attorney/ client privilege between Jaime and Dorantes.

Oh well, it's not all bad: I do moderately enjoy the side-cases and, lately, every single dress from Alejandra's wardrobe, but especially the spectacular lilac dress she wore in this episode.And finally those supremely annoying children are gone, so that's a big improvement.

Irene
Permalink posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 5:17:00 PM EDT
 

I agree about the wardrobe and the children. I wonder what the Mexican viewers had to say about their immaturity. Imagine being 13 going on 7...

Victoria is running away from something. She may have been seriously hurt once upon a time, so she is very guarded. Can't say I blame her.
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 5:49:00 PM EDT
 

Thanks, Urban. I'm reading your recap on my subway ride home and your screen grabs are excellent.

So Ali the family law specialist is doing criminal law. Of the three though, she was the most effective to me. Alonso and Jaime had no proof only "cause I said so," while Ali at least presented evidence that Dorante's committed fraud.

I don't get why the sister went to a law firm instead of a private investigator.

Anyhoo, I'm enjoying Roberto and Vic's Nick and Nora Charles when they discuss a case. But ITA her continued teasing and denial is wearing thin. Though she said it, she is not into casual sex. She's had none the duration of season 1.
Permalink posted by Blogger Niecie in MD : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 7:35:00 PM EDT
 

Are there no equivalents to District Attorneys in Mexico? Why are attorneys from a private law firm, prestigious though it may be, handling the prosecution?
Permalink posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8:13:00 PM EDT
 

Anon at 8:13
We have no clue. We discussed it at length during Season 1, but were never able to find out, so we chalked it up to Plot Propeller. There WAS a prosecutor in S.1, a woman. She was actually pretty good, but mostly the attorneys handled the prosecution!!!
Permalink posted by Blogger Anita : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8:28:00 PM EDT
 

Late comment. Thank you Urban. This is
Getting gooder and gooder

The little troll is gettin antsy. He's about to be exposed. Did he not think that someone wouldn't notice that he just stood there holdin his little
Doggy while daddy gets jabbed twenty times? Like robby said,that would insure death. And that little weasel stood there and didn't fight back.This
Is a slam dunk. I just want to see who
Did the killin of his mother. They had to have hit Her over the head to get that rope or Cord around her neck and joust her up.
These People are evil & cold blooded.

Carlos is uber crazy. Can't think of Any thing else to say about this man.

Crazy American uncle is just as bad as his sicko brother. And he has a very serious problem. Get Those kids away from him.
I know this is Spanish speaking tn but
I Like hearing them speak English too.

I don't know nothin about lawyerin but
I think they did pretty good with that case. But in reality they probly screwed up bad.But this is tv,pretend. Make it sound real enough and BAM! HIT a home run.
So much to comment & not enough time.
Thank you Urban, you keep knocking it
Out of the park.

Permalink posted by Anonymous ♡Nina : Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:05:00 PM EDT
 

In the UK lawyers are divided into two types: Solicitors and barristers. Solicitors handle things like estate planning and other financial matters while barristers handle criminal cases. They are completely independent and can be hired by citizens or the Crown. There is no District Attorney's office like here. I don't know whether this happens elsewhere.

Please be patient for the latest recap; I'm working on fixing it up now.
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 7:02:00 AM EDT
 

Last night's is now up.
Permalink posted by Blogger Urban Anthropologist : Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 9:35:00 AM EDT
 





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