"Fuck you, you sorry piece of shit," Zach said, standing up and glaring down at Mr. Jordan, "you and your maggot of a client."

"Mr. Gary, please control yourself," Judge Crenshaw said. "And Mr. Jordan, one more interruption like that and I will hold you in contempt; do you understand?"

"Yes, Your Honor," Mr. Jordan said, abashed. "It won't happen again."

"See that it doesn't," Judge Crenshaw advised sternly.

"First of all, neither I nor Krista has ever asked Susan for anything," Zach said. "And she has begged us numerous times to leave her to her own devices so that we wouldn't be endangered. Unlike you, Mr. Jordan, I have...