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Meeting the Detective

January 8, 2008 – 11:04 pm

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And with that, Jim turned and walked away. Katie watched him cross the parking lot and then turned to the Hershbergers to discuss how to proceed. But John was already a step ahead of her. He was carefully climbing over the police tape on the porch. […]

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The House

January 4, 2008 – 9:06 am

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The old Victorian house behind the office had always fascinated Katie. It was one of many “painted ladies” in the Haddonfield area with its ornate detailing and lively paint scheme. But unlike other houses in the area, it appeared to be unoccupied.
Katie could see the house clearly […]

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The Hershbergers

December 30, 2007 – 12:16 pm

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The beep of the phone brought her back to the reality of her Monday morning in New Jersey. If she wanted to keep her job, she needed to actually get some work done.
“Yes?” said Katie into the speakerphone.
“Katie, it’s Shirley.”
Katie rolled her eyes. Of course it was […]

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The Interview

December 26, 2007 – 10:19 am

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As she sat in the waiting room, trying hard not to scratch from the wool tickling her skin in the heat, she felt a little overwhelmed. Magazines like Fortune and Forbes were arranged in perfect fans on the coffee table beside her. She could hear the drip […]

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Taking the Plunge

December 24, 2007 – 8:09 am

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Practicing law in a big city like Philadelphia is so not what her friends back home were doing. Girls from rural North Carolina became wives or teachers, not lawyers. And they certainly didn’t practice law “Up North“ - in the big city.
She wrinkled her nose.
Okay, […]

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In the beginning

December 23, 2007 – 6:45 pm

Aristotle said that work is what we repeatedly do. If true, that’s utterly depressing, Katie thought, as she watched the message light flicker on her phone. Lately, all I’ve done is check voice mail and return calls. It’s not at all how I pictured being a lawyer.
“You have three new messages,” the […]

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