cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

no jewelry. She looked thinner. Her hair was pulled back severely. If she hoped that made her look remorseful, it failed.

She looked angry.

Her attorney asked questions designed to make the party sound chaotic, the bike dispute mutual, Emma emotional.

Then Marjorie began.

“Mrs. Carter, did you strike Emma Morgan with an aluminum baseball bat?”

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