In My Desperate Time

Why should I be charged with such a serious crime which I didn't commit?

I can't afford to waste my time in jail.

Even if I can endure it, Penelope can't. Moreover, who knows what will happen between Frances and me in those years?

I can't be behind bars at this critical juncture.

I remember what Linda taught me, but the police haven't shown any evidence that Jack died from a heart attack, so I can't tell my lawyer yet.

"Wait a bit longer. Perhaps the police will have new evidence," I say to the lawyer with a wry smile.

"Any new evidence will be against you. I've said everything I need to say. You should think about whether to plead guilty. I'll bail you out."

At that, he walks out.

Soon, he returns.

He is beaming.

Linda has tampered with

expected, the lawyer sits down

died from a heart attack. The cremation is good for you, too, because the judge won't be able to determine if he died from the disease. By

if I am convicted, I will at most be guilty of disposing of the

surprised you know so much about the law. You're right. If the prosecution never charges you with unlawful disposal of a corpse, and you are not guilty

many people take advantage of the

familiar with the law, but I feel much more at

me out. Soon, the trial

shows

So does Frances.

if he's

asked me to return home, but I

a suspect, so I can't just leave the

court for my