Without waiting for the judge’s permission to proceed, Cullis moved towards Geraldine with the spike at the top of his wooden tube directed straight towards her.
Geraldine began to squirm and shake in the dock.
She crossed her body with her arms as if for protection, knowing full well that the action would do her no good.
The prosecutor was set to perform his test, and there was no one present to protect or help her.
In desperation, she turned once more to the judge for some sign of compassion. But he merely stared directly ahead as if waiting for the result of this latest invasion of Geraldine’s body.
As the spike came within reach of her skin, Geraldine struck out and slapped the tube out of Cullis’s hand.
The prosecutor turned red with rage, and instructed Jerimiah to bind her han
