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“Oh my God,” I whispered.

“So Marta or Vincenzo?” Sebastian asked.

“They’d make the most sense, seeing as they’ve both conveniently ‘disappeared,’” Connor said, then turned to Bert. “This has to be enough reasonable doubt to get me acquitted.”

“Maybe. It’s pretty conspiracy theory-ish, though, so you never know how that’s going to play with a jury. But that’s not the most pressing problem we need to deal with right now.”

Connor laughed bitterly. “Making sure I don’t go to jail for killing my father isn’t the most pressing problem we’ve got?”

“It’s the biggest, just not the most pressing.” Bert sighed. “I think they’re going to try to deny you bail.”

Connor stared. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“I already talked to the DA. You’re a billionaire with limitless resources, charged with murder. That makes you a flight risk, and he’s going to press the judge for no bail.”

“You think the judge will agree?”

Bert raised his hands and shrugged, like Who knows?

“This is bullshit!” Connor raged.
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