Chapter Thirty
Jessica Vandermeer’s trial for the murder of her husband commenced in the same Supreme Court building where the earlier mention had taken place, some six weeks ago. It was austere and grey, with little architectural merit to commend it. Obviously, functionality had been foremost in the government architect’s mind. Bleak House was the name Matthew appropriated from Dickens when he entered the tall, box-like concrete structure.
Despite his best intentions, Matthew had decided to delay his admission to the bar until after the trial. His overwhelming obsession had been Angelo’s trial, and he realised that he could not do justice to Jessica Vandermeer’s case as a barrister whilst in that frame of mind. He had therefore been dressed in his usual charcoal pinstriped suit, with wh
