FORTY-FIVE
Neither Kelly nor Mac spoke on the short drive back to their office from the Lew Sterrett Justice Center. Mac sat on the passenger side and studied Kelly’s profile as she drove. Her lips were set, and her brow furrowed in a frown. He knew she felt a mix of emotions that included anger, frustration, worry, and fear. He knew this case troubled her. She didn’t like losing, and she was starting to see a real prospect of losing. But more than that, he knew she didn’t like defending guilty people. There was still enough prosecutor left in her that said guilty people ought to pay for their crimes. Guilty people ought to go to prison. She believed that the purpose of defense lawyers was keep the innocent ones out. He also knew that she thought Frank Oliver was guilty, even if she didn’
