“Payroll records from the agency.”
The judge reviewed them.
The alleged witness worked in another city during the entire period referenced in the statement.
A reporter immediately began typing.
Vanessa stopped smiling.
The judge’s expression darkened.
“Continue.”
I did.
“Exhibit 22 contains a notarized affidavit.”
The judge nodded.
I handed over another document.
“The notary’s commission expired eight months before the affidavit was supposedly executed.”
More silence.
More typing.
More discomfort.
Blake’s jaw tightened.
