Chapter 65:
Judge Vance looked at me over the top of her glasses.
"Where is your proof?"
I turned around.
"Elizabeth."
Elizabeth Kane stood up.
She was old. She was thin. She was shaking.
But she walked to the witness stand without help.
The bailiff swore her in.
She sat down.
Solomon stood up.
"State your name."
"Elizabeth Anne Kane."
"Mrs. Kane, how long have you been married to Silas Kane?"
"Forty years."
"And how long have you known the petitioner?"
"Forty-four years. I met him when I was nineteen."
"Mrs. Kane, did you ever witness the petitioner commit a crime?"
Elizabeth looked at Silas.
Silas was staring at her.
His eyes were burning.
"Yes," Elizabeth said.
"What crime did you witness?"
"I witnessed him order the murder of a woman named Rose Calloway."
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