"It has been a few years, yes. But you showed last week that you are as good as anyone he could name. But, I do have a question of law for the Court."... Go ahead," Judge Valasik replied. She had given me a sharp nod as Elizabeth sang my praises but she deferred to the question."How is Tiny Huntley considered an indigent defendant?" Elizabeth asked. "I am aware of the stipulation that offers someone accused of a capital crime a reasonable choice of counsel. In fact, it might surprise you that I. "But, beforeI let you go, let me tell you one more thing. You're an evil bitch!"She followed her accusation with a laugh."Me? What did I do? I'm sugar and spice and everything nice, you knowthat." Yeah, right. We all saw you making Barbie stand in the driveway whileyou pretended to search for your keys and honked the horn. Evil, I tellyou, pure evil, you bitch."Well, at least Elaine was standing up for me. She really is asweetheart.Sherri rebutted. "Don't go trying to get me in trouble,. After staring at it for a moment, I opened it and saw that Melanie had sent me a handmade birthday card.The first drawing had a simple stick figure standing at the apex of a simple triangular mountain, with the title, "Today I am a man!"The second drawing had the stick figure in a sitting and thinking pose, the head-circle leaning on the line-hand, with the title, "Now, where is my woman?" Underneath the mountain far below was a tiny second figure, lying down and gazing up at the huge figure. Both stunned by the turn of events, as soon as she could stand she released her husband and shattered, they hugged together and cried. It had been a new type of experience, she was bleeding and sore, her legs not functioning well as he helped her to bathe, and it had been just too much for either of them.They would not be trying that again they concluded as she sat on a pile of cushion`s at the dining table, and his racially bias thoughts were now much stronger it must be said.It took a week.