Chapter 57Joe welcomed her with opened arms, but he didn't smile. One of the few ways he might learn of any late breaking events was through a TV news flash since all channels were offering coverage throughout the night. Scenes on TV showed that the crowd outside the gates had swollen to unbelievable proportions. People bounced around to keep warm and chanted in unison, each of the two groups vying to be heard over the other. Members both for and against the death penalty had taken pokes at one another and arrests were made. Several people were cut by broken glass in a bottle-throwing melee. More police arrived to squelch the impending riot.
Joe clutched his cell phone, ready for the ring. He lowered the TV volume, then whispered as they hugged again. “No word yet.” His words hung heavy i
