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“Your honor, we have reached an agreement with the assistant district attorney.”
“Mr. ADA, what are the terms of the agreement?”
“We will drop the charges down to misdemeanor possession. Mr. Gold will serve thirty days in jail. He’ll be required to serve one hundred hours of community service and complete a drug treatment course.”
I was not happy with this deal. Saul had pulled all the security cameras around the building. He was convinced that this was a setup, but we could not find the proof. He had known me for years. He knew that I never used drugs in law school and spent every waking hour either working or studying. I dozed off in the courtroom and thought about my conversation with Saul and how I pleaded with him to help me avoid jail.
“Ricky, I know that this is a bad deal.
