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Chapter 55
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2022-04-04 08:26:36Wednesday morning . . .
Eddie Balsom was escorted by a court bailiff to his attorneys, Jackson and Dax Milton who were standing at the defense table waiting for him.
The bailiff removed Eddie’s handcuffs and walked away. Eddie was wearing a brand new three piece suit complements of his billionaire benefactor. Dax had measured him for a suit last week during their lawyer-client visit. At that time, the hearing was scheduled three months from now. Somehow the Milton father and son team had gotten the hearing moved up.
Eddie sported a blue suit, a white dress shirt, matching tie, and Italian leather. The last time he wore a suit was when he was convicted – and what he wore didn’t feel like silk on his skin.
When he had b
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