About the s****l abuse case, his attorney kept singing to him every day, about the possibility of jail time. According to him, the case seemed too delicate to be overlooked. They'd tried to get the judge, but she happened to be a human rights activist with a high level of integrity, a woman of value, that was impenetrable. They couldn't bribe her in any way, no matter how many times they'd tried. The last time they'd tried, she'd threatened to throw them both in jail, for attempting to override the law. Since then, the attorney had been reluctant to do anything else about the case. He feared for his license. Matthew knew now that serving time was imminent. But he still tried to think of ways he could avoid it. He'd been able to avoid police detention since the charge was brought up

