11
Billy, in his leathers, was waiting at the end of the corridor, his flaming red and yellow helmet clutched to his chest. Karen stood next to him. Heads together, they seemed to be conferring quietly. When they heard the door close behind me, they straightened up and turned to stare. Then Karen moved toward the elevator bank and Billy looked down at the floor as I passed him, avoiding my eyes.
In the central room, Dani was busy bundling her court documents together with rubber bands. She was the last one left in the section. She gestured to Billy and he stepped into the room. “Here you go, Billy. All set for the judge.”
Billy’s expression was sullen, but he nodded.
Dani sighed and turned to me. “Electronic filing’s supposed to be so easy but it doubles the work with these old judges
