,a ,,"q ,,( ,,id5tity                   
,,by ,,frank ,,riley                    
,:at is a ,man8444 ,a p>adox            
inde$--! _w's f9e/ m9ds                 
ga!r$ to def5d a punk kill]4444         
,transcrib]'s ,note3 ,?is etext 0       
produc$ f                 ,worlds ( ,if 
,sci5ce ,fiction1 ,april #aieh4         
,ext5sive rese>* did n uncov] any       
evid5ce t           ! ,u4,s4 copyright  
on ?is publication 0 r5ew$4      ,e pair
 ( eyes 9 ! hu%$ c\rtroom wat*$ ,jake   
,emspak walk  sl[ly t[>d ! prospective  
juror4    ,ar\nd ! ,e>?1 & above x1 too1
 f ,s\? ,africa & ,franz ,joseph  ,l& to
 ! satellite /ations adrift ?r\gh !     
black morn+1 two  hundr$ million pairs (
 eyes focuss$ on ! gaunt figure t mov$  
s delib]ately across ! television scre54
    ,9 ! glass-front$ ,,tv boo?1 :]e !  
#hj-ye>-old ,edw>d ,r4 ,murr[  _h creat$
 some?+ ( a /ir by 8 unexpect$ appe>ance
 a few  mom5ts e>li]1 newsm5 /opp$ talk+
 to let ! view]s see &  he> = !mselves  
:at 0 happ5+4    ,jake halt$ 9 front ( !

 witness /&1 bo? h&s cupp$ ov]  ! gold  
head ( ! cane t _h be5 8 tradem>k1 9 &  
out (  c\rt1 = mo/ ( a half c5tury4 ,!  
%aggy mane ( :ite hair1  once z black z 
! coal 9 ! ,we/ ,virg9ia m9+ c\ntry ( 8 
bir?1 /ood out l an incongru\s halo     
above ! bone ridges ( 8  face4 ,! jutt+ 
nose1 ! =w>d hun* ( 8 body acc5tuat$ !  
impression he always gave ( be+ ab\t to 
leap on a n]v\s witness4  ,! magnific5t 
voice1 :i* c\ld ?und]1 rasp1 weep &     
p]suade 9  all ! regi/]s ( eloqu5ce1 n[ 
phras$ 8 fir/ "q )  disconc]t+ s(tness3 
,:at is a man8    ,! prospective juror1 
a ,bronx appliance di/ributor ) sagg+   
j[ls  & p]petual t5sion l9es ar\nd 8    
m\?1 />t$ visibly4    ,i--,i beg y\r    
p>don8    ,aga9 ,jake ,emspak g5tly     
phras$ 8 "q3    ,:at is a man8    ,!    
di/ributor1 :o c\ld wake up out ( a s\nd
 sleep & address a  sales meet+ (       
unhappy deal]s1 op5$ 8 m\? & clos$ x    
aga94  ,jake wait$ pati5tly1 rock+ a    
little on ! po9t ( 8 cane4    ,f9ally1 !
 di/ributor said3    ,i c't answ] t--"r 

(f4444    ,?ank y1 ,jake said mildly4   
,he turn$ to ,judge ,hayw>d & nodd$ 8   
acceptance ( ! juror4    ,up 9 ! ,,tv   
boo?1 ,murr[ smil$ to himself & li/5$ to
 8  colleagues *ew ov] ! famili>        
que/ions3 ,:y _h ,jake ,emspak1 !       
million doll> m\?piece1 tak5 a *eap case
 l ?is away f !  ,public ,def5d]8 ,:o   
w\ld possibly pay him en\gh to def5d a  
punk  l ,tony ,corf9o--a bungl+ hoodlum 
:o _h kill$ two by/&]s 9  a mis]able    
attempt to rob a bank8    ,! ,judge not$
 acceptance ( ! juror1 !n brusquely     
recess$ c\rt  until #aj ,a4,m4 ,monday4 
,! tim+ 0 excell5t4 ,jake smil$ )       
satisfaction1 & 8 smile  0 l ! sla% ( a 
p>+ knife across ! sk9 ( a dri$ apple4  
,he walk$ ) ,tony ,corf9o & ! bailiff z 
f> z ! prison]'s  gate4    ,don't worry1
 ,jake said4    ,tony's eyes 7 wide &   
bewild]$1 l ! eyes ( a confus$  *ild--or
 ( an old man n q c]ta9 :e!r he is awake
 or  dream+4    ,i a9't worri$1 ,tony   
repli$4 ,z he walk$1 !re 0 ! crackl+    
s\nd ( a bone twi/+ 9 a /iff jo9t4    ,f

 "u 8 %aggy br[s1 ,jake /udi$ him       
c>efully1 & 0  cont5t ) :at he saw4     
,tony c\ld h be5 v "y1 or v  old4       
,und\bt$ly he 0 bo?1 ) a lot ( 9-betwe51
 ,jake ?\ght  sudd5ly4 ,! tangle (      
black1 curly hair 0 ! hair ( y\?4 ,!    
cameo-smoo? sk9 _h ! wax$ p]fection ( an
 exp5sive doll4 ,b  ! m\? & lips 7 /ill 
puffy1 s5su\s4 ,& ! eyes--,jake         
,emspak1 = all 8 kn[+1 c\ldn't be sure  
ab\t ! eyes4  ,sil5tly1 he address$ a   
memo to himself3 ,*eck on ! eyes4    ,at
 ! prison]s' gate1 ,tony fac$ him4    ,i
 a9't worri$1 he repeat$4 ,x's j--well1 
,i don't see :y  y're tak9' my case--,i 
c't pay any?9'4444    ,! ?9 smile sla%$ 
aga9 across ! wr9kl$ h>%ness ( ,jake's  
face4    ,i'll be paid1 he *uckl$ drily4
    ,! ,di/rict ,attorney br\ght up !   
same "q :5 ,jake sat 9 8  (fice two h\rs
 lat]4 ,!y _h be5 /udy+ ea* o!r across !
  desk1 ?9k+ ( all ! ye>s t 7 gone1 !   
good ye>s dy+  ) ! new qu>t] ( ! c5tury4
    ,h[ _m times _h he sat "h j l ?is1  
,jake wond]$4 ,h[  (t5 _h he come into  

?is (fice to b>ga9 & to deal1 to cajole 
& plead--& always hov]+ l a hawk to     
p\nce on any bit (  in=mation t c\ld fit
 8 case4    ,n[ ! ,d4,a4 0 old1 too4    
,old] ?an ,jake1 if y measur$ a man's   
life by ! inv]se proportion ( 8 di/ance 
f ! grave4 ,ev5  ! limitless            
possibilities ( m$ical sci5ce _h ab\t   
rea*$  _! limit ) ! ,d4,a4 ,he 0 heavi] 
?an ,jake1 & 8 sk9 0  smoo!r1 yet someh[
 x look$ mu* old]4    ,i don't get x1 he
 :eez$1 ) ! %ortness ( brea? t !  late/ 
bron*ial replacem5t _h n sub/antially   
reliev$4 ,i j  c't see ,jake ,emspak    
tak+ a case )\t a fee6 ,:y1 9 ! old     
days1 y w\ldn't def5d y\r "m )\t a      
ca%i]'s *eck 9  advance6    ,jake       
accept$ ! taunt )\t bl9k+4    ,i'm t\*$ 
by ?is solicitude = my fees1 he retort$4
    ,tony ,corf9o's guilty1 said !      
,d4,a41 mov+ up ano!r pawn 9 !          
nev]-end+ *ess game betwe5 !m4 ,he's a  
punk1 & he's guilty4  ,y "k t1 don't y1 
,jake8    ,d ,i8    ,y "k x--& damn     
well6 ,i've got six witnesses :o saw    

,tony walk  into ! bank ) t saw$-(f     
%otgun6 ,i've got f\r m :o saw  him get 
panicky & />t spray+ lead6 ,& !re are a 
doz5 o!rs  :o help$ load him on a /ret*]
 aft] 8 getaway c> w5t ov] !  curve on !
 ,p>kway6444 ,hell1 ,jake1 ?is is a     
two-bit case4 ,:y are  y tak+ x away f !
 ,public ,def5d]8    ,n[1 ,emmett1 ,jake
 mock$1 y "k x's n e?ical = me to       
discuss my cli5t's case4    ,to hell )  
y\r cli5t6 ,! ,d4,a4 brea!d deeply = a  
mom5t1 !n  press$ ahead3 ,i don't c>e   
ab\t t punk--,i'm talk+ ab\t y1  ,jake4 
,:at's ?is case mean to y8    ,! *uckle 
/>t$ aga91 !n di$ 9 ,jake's ?roat4    ,x
 means a lot1 ,emmett1 he answ]$ sob]ly4
 ,= "o ?+1 x's my  la/ case4444    ,:at8
 ,! ,d4,a4 look$ /unn$4    ,jake nodd$4 
,i've be5 ar\nd ! circle en\gh times =  
any man1 ,emmett4    ,bo? ( !m absorb$  
?is ?\ght 9 sil5ce1 & ! long ye>s  walk$
 betwe5 !m4 ,! ,d4,a4's lips set1 & !   
/eel ( 8 jaw  %[$ b5ea? ! s(t folds ( 8 
sk94    ,i guess x'll h to be my la/    
case1 too1 ,jake1 he said quietly4  ,!n 

he bang$ 8 fi/ on ! desk4 ,b :at a      
helluva case6 ,:at  a helluva two-bit   
case6 ,we've _h "s good ones1           
,jake--,i've got !  sc>s ( !m all ov]   
me6 ,b :y d we h to g out on some?+ z   
*eap z ?is8    ,jake ,emspak /ood up1   
all six feet ( him1 & he bru%$ back 8   
long  :ite hair ) a ge/ure t 0 fi]ce &  
/rong4    ,x's n a *eap case1 ,emmett6  
,x's big--bigg] ?an any case we've  ev] 
f\ght out6           99       99        
99       99       99    ,! report]s 7   
wait+ = ,jake outside ! ,d4,a4's (fice4 
,is x true y're retir+1 ,jake8    ,?is  
is my la/ case4    ,:y are y repres5t+  
,tony ,corf9o8    ,y c\ldn't keep me out
 ( a case z big z ?is4    ,c y tell u :y
 x's s big8    ,i c1 b ,i won't4 ,n     
until ,i get be=e ! jury4    ,is robb+ a
 bank & %oot+ two p s important8    ,n  
p>ticul>ly4    ,:at else did he d1 !n8  
,no?+ t ,i "k (4    ,jake1 ?is isn't "s 
k9d ( a joke1 is x8    ,x's ! mo/ s]i\s 
case ,i've ev] h&l$4    ,mr4 ,emspak1 x 
0 report$ t y receiv$ #ajj1jjj f y\r la/

  cli5t4 ,are y be+ paid = def5d+ ,tony 
,corf9o8    ,i nev] discuss my fees4    
,w\ld y object to a televis$ int]view ) 
,tony8    ,c]ta9ly n4 ,h[ ab\t tomorr[  
morn+8    ,! report]s left1 baffl$ &    
intrigu$4 ,t night1 ,jake ,emspak sat   
alone 9 8 ap>tm5t high ov] ,c5tral ,p>k 
,we/1 *uckl+ )  satisfaction z he read !
 headl9es 9 ! fir/ editions3            
,,fam$ ,,crim9al ,,lawy] ,,9 ,,my/]y    
,,case    ,! o!r headl9es 7 sub/antially
 ! same4 ,jake gr9n$4 ,?+s  7 work+ out 
f9e1 j f9e4 ,publicity 0 a wond]ful     
tool1 if a  lawy] knew :5 to use x1 &   
h[4 ,he %[$ "o ( ! headl9es to  8 wife1 
^: picture 0 9 a mell[ gold frame on !  
/& beside  8 w9d[ *air4 ,m>ge _h be5    
dead s9ce '#fg1 b he /ill f\nd x  a     
quiet com=t to %>e ?+s ) h]4 ,%e didn't 
h to answ]1  because words w]5't        
necess>y aft] y'd liv$ & lov$ ) a  woman
 = =ty-?ree ye>s4 ,8 ?9 smile became    
w>m] z he turn$  t[>d h]4    ,my/]y     
case6 he *ortl$4 ,my/]y6 ,! only my/]y  
is :y someone  hasn't tri$ a case l ?is 

be=e6    ,he paus$1 look$ across ! p>k  
at ! spangle ( lights1 & add$  s(tly3   
,b ,i'm glad no "o did4    ,ed ,murr[   
call$ j be=e ,jake w5t to b$4    ,sorry 
y got into ?is8 ,murr[ ask$4    ,y "k   
bett] ?an t1 ,ed4 ,i'm deeply grateful  
to y = tipp+  me (f on ?is case4        
,well1 don't =get to tip me (f1 too1    
,jake6 ,i'm n too old to  appreciate a  
scoop n[ & !n6    ,don't worry1 ,ed4444 
,next morn+1 ,jake 0 re/$ & ready to    
meet ! *all5ge ( ,tony  ,corf9o's ,,tv  
int]view4 ,he knew !re 0 a dang] ,tony  
might say too  mu*1 b x 0 a calculat$   
risk t _h to be tak54 ,! case  ne$$     
build-up1 pl5ty ( build-up4    ,!       
int]view took place 9 ! op5 squ>e betwe5
 ! t[]+  cell-blocks ( ,manhattan's new 
jail4 ,:5 ,jake & ,tony came out1 !     
,,tv cam]am5 & report]s _h already tak5 
_! places4 ,! city's  crack newspap]m5 7
 seat$ on fold+ *airs 9 front ( !       
cam]as1 along ) two m5 f ! ,di/rict     
,attorney's (fice :o  self-consci\sly   
tri$ to look l memb]s ( ! work+ press4  

,jake  sat d[n beside ,tony & hun*$ =w>d
 wat*fully ov] ! gold head  ( 8 cane4   
,b]t ,br[n ( ! ,tribune1 ^: pipel9es    
into ! ,d4,a4's (fice _h  br\ght him _m 
an exclusive1 %ot out ! fir/ "q4 ,x came
  ) a :ipla% crack3    ,tony1 are y pay+
 ,mr4 ,emspak to repres5t y8    ,tony   
look$ unc]ta9ly t[>d ,jake1 & :5 ! old  
lawy] didn't  answ]1 ,tony said quietly3
    ,no--,i'm n4    ,is ! ,syndicate    
pay+ ,mr4 ,emspak8    ,i don't "k :y !y 
%\ld--,i nev] got into ! ,syndicate4    
,tony's  answ] 0 expressionless1 yet 8  
voice _h a /rangely subdu$  quality = a 
,t5? ,av5ue kid :o _h gr[n up fight+ =  
crumbs  f ! tables ( und]world k+p9s4   
,cassidy ( ! ,times int]ject$3    ,d y  
"k :o is pay+ ,mr4 ,emspak to repres5t  
y8    ,nope4    ,n[ ! sun broke ?r\gh ! 
morn+ ov]ca/ & gleam$ on !  poli%$      
p]fection ( ,tony's waxlike sk94 ,a     
woman report] f !  ,mirror ask$ 9 an    
abrupt1 manni% voice3    ,tony--:at     
happ5$ to y\r face8    ,! ,doc says x's 
"s new k9d ( pla/ic surg]y4 ,i got burn$

 9  t accid5t4444    ,:5 y 7 driv+ away 
f ! bank8 ,b]t ,br[n snapp$ out4        
,yeah4    ,br[n gr9n$ 9 triumph4 ,x _h  
be5 a neat d\ble play4 ,! two           
inve/igators f ! ,d4,a4's (fice scribbl$
 furi\sly4 ,jake ,emspak  cont9u$ to />e
 into ! ,,tv cam]as )\t bl9k+4    ,f !  
back r[1 a ,daily ,news man boom$ out3  
,!n y admit ! %oot+s1 ,tony8    ,jake   
lift$ "o f+] f ! gold head ( 8 cane4 ,x 
0 a small  ge/ure1 b x sil5c$ ,tony's   
answ] & imm$iately comm&$ !  att5tion ( 
ev]yone pres5t4    ,my cli5t1 rasp$     
,jake1 nei!r d5ies nor admits any       
connection  ) ! crimes = :i* he is be+  
tri$4    ,b]t ,br[n gr9n$ s>donically at
 him4    ,d y expect to w9 ?is case1    
,mr4 ,emspak8    ,we'll w9 x1 ,jake     
answ]$1 9 a voice s cold & c]ta9 & h>d  
t ! report]s involunt>ily jo9$ ! ,,tv   
audi5ce 9 a collective  gasp4    ,jake  
/ood up & motion$ to ! deputies4 ,x 0 "t
 to end !  int]view4 ,precisely ! "r "t4
    ,! report]s left )\t fur!r que/ions4
 ,!y knew f long  exp]i5ce :5 ,jake     

,emspak w\ld & w\ld n talk4    ,by t    
ev5+1 speculation--)\t ! balla/ (       
facts--0  so>+ to dizzy heights4 ,ev5 ! 
communi/ angle came 9 =  its %>e (      
limelight4 ,0 ,tony ,corf9o someh[ (    
value to !  resurg5t ,r$ und]gr\nd8     
,c\ld ,jake ,emspak's fee be trac$ back 
to  ,peip+1 new headqu>t]s = ! ,com9t]n8
 ,b n ev5 ! mo/  skill$ comm5tator c\ld 
adequately su/a9 innu5do on innu5do     
alone4 ,n by ! grosse/ di/ortion ( facts
 c\ld any ,communi/  connection be twi/$
 out ( ,tony's record ( juv5ile         
del9qu5cy1  pimp+1 pick-pocket+1 petty  
?iev]y1 dope p$dl+1 arm$ robb]y1        
&--s9ce ! gra9 & sug> re/rictions (     
'#gj--;bootlegg+4    ,b "o ( ! m        
p]ceptive report]s _h not$ ,tony's      
/rangely  quiet mann] ( speak+4         
,inquiries at ! jail disclos$ t ,tony _h
  app>5tly develop$ an int]e/ 9 read+4  
,"h1 inde$1 0 a fre% angle6 ,by         
mid-aft]noon1 ,g5tleman ,tony  _h be5   
conceiv$ & giv5 bir?4 ,8 sordid record 0
 re9t]pret$  9 a pic>esque light1 & he  

became some?+ ( a ,t5? ,av5ue  ,rob9    
,hood4 ,a nation squeez$ betwe5 ! tw9   
problems ( m\nt+  population & tight]   
food ration+ took ,g5tleman ,tony to its
  fancy4 ,x 0 l a case ( #bd-;h\r flu4  
,9 ! mid/ ( all ?is1 z ,jake ,emspak sat
 9 8 (fice ,sunday  morn+1 beh9d a m\nd 
( micr(ilm$ c\rt records dat+ back to ! 
mid-fifties1 he receiv$ a m s]i\s-m9d$  
int]view]4 ,! visitor  0 ,john ,o4      
,callihan1 well-publiciz$ sportsman1 art
 connoisseur1 _w  travel] & ,no4 #a man 
9 ! ,syndicate4 ,8 mi/resses1 & a few   
old  fri5ds l ,jake ,emspak1 call$ him  
,johnno4    ,greet+s1 ,jake1 he said1   
eas+ 8 a?letic1 ta/efully dress$  frame 
into ! *air 9 front ( ,jake's desk4     
,hello1 ,johnno1 ,jake rasp$4 ,i'm busy4
    ,i "k4 ,t's :y ,i came4    ,i c't   
talk ab\t ?is case1 ,johnno4    ,i'm n  
ask+ y to4    ,johnno lit a long1       
p5cil-?9 cig>ette1 & cont9u$            
reflectively3    ,jake1 ,i've giv5 y "s 
big cases1 paid y well--& always let y  
h&le !m clean1 9 y\r own way4 ,"r8      

,"r en\gh4    ,?is is ! fir/ "t ,i've   
ev] come = a favor1 ,jake4    ,yeah8    
,:o's pay+ = ,tony ,corf9o8    ,nobody y
 h to worry ab\t1 ,johnno4    ,no o!r   
,syndicate--or any?+ l t8    ,jake %ook 
8 head1 & 8 call] /ood up4    ,?anks1   
,jake4    ,n[1 w y get ! hell out ( "h6 
,sure1 ,jake--give my love to ,m>ge4    
,jake l[]$ 8 head to hide ! mi/ 9 8     
eyes4 ,johnno _h s5t  a simple corsage (
 blue violets to ,m>ge's fun]al4 ,& he  
s5t "o  e ye>1 on ! anniv]s>y ( h] dea?4
    ,jake w5t back to ,g\ld v4 ,g\ld1   
#bdc ,app4 ,div4 #ehi1 & /ay$ ) x  until
 ne>ly six o'clock1 :5 he turn$ we>ily  
to ,p v4 ,gibbs4  ,?is look$ l an       
int]m9able case1 ev5 on micr(ilm4 ,8    
eyes 7  /ra9$ f />+ at ! view] scre51 & 
8 big h& 0 /iff  f sp9n+ ! reel crank4  
,he op5$ 8 f+]s1 & ! knuckles  crack$4  
,jake />$ disgu/$ly at !m4 ,y c\ld take 
a boy out (  ! coal m9es1 b n ! coal    
m9es out ( ! boy4 ,8 h& 0  too big = su*
 a small crank4 ,som$ay1 he'd h to buy  
an automatic  view]1 or ev5 "o ( ^?     

electronic bra9s !y demon/rat$ at !  la/
 ,b> ,association meet+4 ,b !n1 he      
w\ldn't ne$ any?+ aft]  ?is case4 ,&    
besides1 he didn't tru/ su* imp]sonal   
help4 ,leib[itz  _h taught him a good   
lawy] %\ld d 8 own prep>ation4          
,leib[itz6  ,! ,v]a ,/retz case4444 ,t 0
 =ty ye>s ago6 ,jake %ook 8 head  to    
*ase away ! memories1 & />t$ ,p v4      
,gibbs1 pati5tly  se>*+ = po9ts ( law to
 help him prove t a punk nam$ ,tony     
,corf9o4444           99       99       
99       99       99    ,:5 c\rt        
reconv5$ on ,monday morn+1 ! week5d's   
publicity  %[$ its results4 ,a bailiff  
:isp]$ to ,jake t p _h be5  wait+ = !   
doors to op5 s9ce five ,a4,m4 ,?\s&s _h 
gone home  disappo9t$4 ,! =tunate :o did
 get seats fill$ ! c\rtroom  ) babble & 
%rillness z !y wait$ impati5tly = some?+
 to  happ54 ,a new note ( excitem5t     
s\nd$ :5 ,tony ,corf9o walk$ 9  beside a
 ,%]iff's ,deputy4 ,jake _h insi/$ t    
,tony be c>efully  groom$ & dress$ ea*  
morn+ be=e com+ into c\rt1 & !  wom5    

among ! spectators buzz$ ) appreciation4
    ,promptly at t51 ,judge ,hayw>d     
/epp$ out ( 8 *amb]s &  look$1          
gimlet-ey$1 ov] ! c\rtroom4 ,! hubub    
quiet$1 !n  fad$ to /illness4 ,jake 0   
glad to h ,judge ,hayw>d on ?is case4   
,at =ty-sev51 he 0 ! y\nge/ ,sup]ior    
,c\rt judge & lea/  w$d$ to prec$5t4 ,he
 0 impati5t ) legal sleight-(-h&1       
pa9/ak+ly insi/5t on a /ructure (       
evid5ce4 ,any mule c kick  a b>n d[n2 x 
takes a good c>p5t] to build "o1 he _h  
once told  ,jake4    ,selection ( ! jury
 proce$$ at a creep+ pace1 :i* c\rt     
report]s _h come to expect ) bo? !      
,d4,a4 & ,jake ,emspak 9 !  same        
c\rtroom4 ,9 _! la/ cla%1 !y _h         
meticul\sly exam9$  "o hundr$ & fifty   
jurors be=e accept+ twelve4 ,b ?is "t1  
! ,di/rict ,attorney 0 responsible = mo/
 ( ! delay4 ,n  kn[+ :y ,jake _h tak5 ! 
case1 ! ,d4,a4 proce$$ n]v\sly  &       
cauti\sly 9 que/ion+ ea* juror3 ,:at is 
y\r feel+ ab\t  capital puni%m5t8 ,w\ld 
y cr$it ! te/imony ( an eye witness8  ,d

 y believe t a crim9al mu/ be puni%$ z  
decre$ by law8    ,jake's que/ions 7    
few]1 & less or?odox4 ,sometimes he     
ask$3  ,:at is y\r attitude t[>d sci5ce8
 ,or1 aga93 ,are y a religi\s  man8 ,b  
mo/ frequ5tly he came )\t preamble to   
:at seem$ to be  ! key to 8 case3       
,:at is a man8    ,& :ile ?is w5t on 9 !
 c\rtroom1 ,jake cont9u$ 8 tireless     
prep>ations4 ,rese>*1 subpo5as1 talk+ to
 witnesses1 tak+  depositions1 !n m     
rese>* & m subpo5as4 ,b\nd ! case on  ! 
ea/1 ! nor?1 ! s\? & ! we/4 ,l9coln _h  
said t4  ,jake's /oma* rebell$1 & he    
took to eat+ a b[l ( baby c]eal  be=e   
go+ to b$ 9 an ef=t to /ill its gr[l+ & 
grumbl+4  ,^? :o knew h[ h>d he work$   
cont9u$ to ask3 ,:]e's ! money  com+ f8 
,:y is ?is important anyway8    ,:5ev]  
speculation />t$ to sag1 ,jake %rewdly  
ne$l$ x by  leak+ a fact "h1 a rumor    
!re4 ,f ,los ,angeles1 ! ebulli5t old   
television comm5tator1 ,george ,putnam1 
/ill indefatigable 9 8 late  sixties1   
report$ t a not$ bra9 surgeon _h be5    

subpo5a$ to  te/ify at ! ,corf9o trial4 
,9 ,new ,york1 ,ed ,murr[ ask$ ! prob+1 
provocative "q3 ,:y has ,jake ,emspak   
p]sonally invit$ "o ( our  great        
religi\s philosoph]s to appe> z a def5se
 witness8    ,i sugge/1 h9t$ ,murr[1 t y
 won't f9d ! gold 9 ?is case  by pann+ !
 ma9/ream4 ,or1 z ,plato said4444    ,! 
,d4,a4 & 8 deputies sat up half ! night 
/udy+ an air-*eck  ( ! ,murr[ broadca/4 
,by ! close ( ! f\r? day1 selection ( ! 
jury _h be5  complet$ & ! trial 0 ready 
to beg94 ,t ev5+1 ,jake work$  on 8     
notes until t5 o'clock1 & !n w5t out = 8
 cu/om>y  walk ?r\gh ! memories & quiet 
( ,c5tral ,p>k4 ,z he paus$ at a        
crosswalk to wat* a satellite plat=m    
sweep l a new planet across  ! sky1 a   
long1 black c> drift$ sil5tly to a /op  
beside him4    ,! door swung op51 & !   
,di/rict ,attorney's tir$ voice said1   
,get 91 ,jake4    ,jake got 91 & nei!r (
 !m spoke = a:ile4    ,c\ldn't sleep1 ! 
,d4,a4 said f9ally4 ,c't ev5 sleep ) !m 
damn pills anymore4    ,jake didn't say 

any?+4 ,he />$ at ! back ( ! *auffeur 9 
front ( !m4 ,:at c\ld y say :5 an old   
fri5d 0 we>+ out8    ,look1 ,jake1 !    
,d4,a4 cont9u$1 d y really mean ?is is  
y\r la/  case8    ,y "k ,i d4    ,!n1 h[
 ab\t a deal--,y cop a plea1 & ,tony    
gets (f )  life4444    ,:y1 ,emmett8    
,i don't want to see y w9d up ?is way1  
,jake--los+ a p5ny-ante  case l ?is6    
,y "k h[ ,i feel ab\t ?is case4    ,no  
deal1 !n8    ,no deal4    ,! ,d4,a4     
:eez$ angrily3    ,!n ,i'm go+ to :ip y1
 ,jake--& t punk's go+ to burn6    ,jake
 didn't answ]1 & !y drove sl[ly along ! 
endless1 w9d+  roads ( ,c5tral ,p>k4 ,! 
tires ( ! great c> murmur$ ov] !        
pavem5t l a boat 9 ! ripples ( a lake1 &
 ! sil5t motor  gave !m a s5sation (    
float+ ?r\gh ! night4           99      
99       99       99       99    ,ang]  
/ill fir$ ! ,d4,a4's voice :5 he made 8 
op5+ address to  ! jury4 ,8 f9al words 7
 brutally to ! po9t3    ,we've all he>d 
rumors ab\t :at ! def5se may or may n   
attempt  to prove 9 ?is trial1 b let u n

 =get t 9 ! law ( our  l& !re is no     
place = m$ical quacks1 p>ole p&]]s or   
all !  ble$+ he>ts :o drip sympa?y = a  
kill] l ,tony ,corf9o6 ,!  *air is !    
only ?+ he & o!rs l him w ev] und]/&6   
,! c\rtroom /ill$ to brea?lessness z    
,jake ,emspak /epp$ =w>d  to deliv] 8   
own op5+ rem>ks4 ,he mov$1 !n paus$1 ) a
 great  dramati/'s s5se ( tim+4 ,gho/s (
 a ?\s& c\rtrooms & fifty  ye>s (       
practice mov$ & paus$ ) him4 ,impeccably
 dress$1 8  long silv] hair artfully    
di%evel$1 he fold$ 8 blue-ve9$ h&s  ov] 
! gold head ( 8 cane & sway$ = a mom5t 9
 sil5ce1  ?\ghtfully contemplat+ !      
jurors4 ,:5 he spoke1 8 voice _h a      
quality ( remot5ess t 0 peculi>ly       
compell+3    ,i w\ld l1 he began1 to    
quote f a ,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ice  :o di$
 be=e "s ( y 7 born4 ,x 0 ,b5jam9       
,c>doza :o  said--',law 9 its deepe/    
aspects is "o ) ! humanities & )  all ! 
?+s by :i* humanity is uplift$ &        
inspir$4 ,law is n a  cadav]1 b a _s2 n 
a f9ality1 b a process ( becom+2 n a    

clog 9 ! fullness ( life1 b an outlet & 
a means !reto2 n a  game b a            
sacram5t'4444    ,he wait$ fully a      
half-m9ute be=e cont9u+1 & n a p]son 9  
! c\rtroom /irr$4    ,! def5se1 ,jake   
w5t on quietly1 w re/ its case on two   
major  po9ts3    ,fir/1 we w prove t !  
law has n kept pace ) ! progress  (     
sci5ce & ! =w>d m>* ( human ?\ght4      
,second 444 "h ,jake paus$ aga91 :ile he
 look$ sl[ly f !  jurors1 to ! judge &  
f9ally to ! ,di/rict ,attorney4 ,second1
  he cont9u$1 ) a gho/ ( a smile on 8 ?9
 lips1 we w prove  t ,tony ,corf9o is n 
,tony ,corf9o6    ,jake /ood = a mom5t 9
 sil5ce4 ,!n1 ) a slight1 almo/ curt    
nod ( 8 head1 he turn$ away & walk$ back
 to 8 seat beside ,tony  ,corf9o4 ,tony 
/>$ at him wordlessly1 ) a look 9 8 eyes
 t  ,jake _h n yet fa?om$4    ,!        
c\rtroom explod$ into b$lam4 ,judge     
,hayw>d gavel$ p]emptorily  = sil5ce1 & 
motion$ to ! ,di/rict ,attorney to beg9 
pres5tation ( ! ,p's case4    ,if !     
,d4,a4 0 puzzl$ by ,jake's op5+ rem>ks1 

he gave no sign (  x4 ,8 m>%all+ ( !    
evid5ce 0 grimly effici5t4 ,!re 0  a    
quality ( ! inexorable ab\t ! way he    
mov$ up 8 witnesses  "o by "o4 ,x 0 l ! 
maneuv]+ ( a skill$ box] :o seeks  to   
take 8 oppon5t out1 n ) "o pun*1 b ) a  
c>efully  execut$ comb9ation ( pun*es4  
,tony ,corf9o 0 n ,tony ,corf9o8 ,!     
,d4,a4 smil$ s>donically z he  po9t$ to 
! pale def5dant & ask$ ! witness to     
id5tify him4    ,& is ?is ! man :o ent]$
 ! bank on ! morn+ ( la/  ,octob] #ag8  
,yes1 x is1 repli$ ! n]v\s1 ov]ly plump 
"y woman4    ,7 y 9 a position to obs]ve
 him closely at all times8    ,yes4     
,:]e 7 y8    ,9--9 ! ,note ,w9d[ 444 "r 
next to :]e he--he came up &  po9t$ 8   
gun4    ,?ank y4    ,) elaborate        
c\rtesy1 ! ,d4,a4 turn$ to ,jake3       
,does ! di/+ui%$ def5se c\nsel desire to
 cross-exam9e ?is  witness8    ,jake    
nodd$ gravely1 & advanc$ t[>d ! witness 
/&4 ,! "y  woman wat*$ him              
appreh5sively4 ,9 ! ,,tv boo?1 ! regul> 
c\rt  report]s lean$ =w>d )             

anticipation4 ,_m a "t _h !y  se5 ,jake 
,emspak take ! mo/ positive witness &   
r$uce him to a  quiv]+1 /utt]+ symbol ( 
unc]ta9ty4 ,%[ me an eye witness1  ,jake
 _h once obs]v$1 & ,i'll %[ y a li>4    
,n[1 z ,jake began1 !re 0 a note (      
fri5dl9ess 9 8 voice3    ,y say ?is is !
 man :o ent]$ ! bank on ! morn+ ( la/   
,octob] #ag8    ,yes--yes1 sir4444 ,x   
is6    ,jake nodd$ und]/&+ly4           
,suppose1 he cont9u$1 we look at x ano!r
 way = a mom5t3 ,is  ! man :o ent]$ !   
bank on ! morn+ ( la/ ,octob] #ag ! same
  man :o n[ appe>s z def5dant 9 ?is     
trial8    ,! "y woman bit h] lip1 sme>+ 
"s ( ! lip/ick on h] l>ge  front tee?4  
,%e hesitat$1 ?9k+ ?r\gh ! "q1 !n nodd$ 
firmly4    ,yes--( c\rse6    ,h[ d y "k8
    ,:y--he--he looks ! same6           
,exactly ! same8 ,i sugge/ y look him   
ov] c>efully be=e y  answ]4    ,! "y    
woman />$ at ,tony1 !n dropp$ h] eyes 9 
confusion4    ,exactly ! same8 ,jake    
press$4    ,well 444 ,i'm 444 ,i'm n    
sure4444    ,jake teet]$ on ! po9t ( 8  

cane1 ?\ghtfully contemplat+ !  n[      
flu/]$ witness4 ,!n1 unexpect$ly1 he    
turn$ to ,judge ,hayw>d  & said1    ,no 
fur!r que/ions1 y\r ,honor4    ,! ,d4,a4
 bl9k$ 9 surprise4 ,x 0 n l ,jake to /op
 once he _h  a witness 9 full retreat4  
,! c\rt report]s look$ at ea* o!r       
disappo9t$ly4 ,maybe ! old man %\ld     
retire6    ,jake cont9u$ to treat       
prosecution witnesses ) simil> re/ra9t4 
,he w\ld lead !m up to ! br9k (         
unc]ta9ty1 !n leave !m  !re4 ,z a       
result1 ! ,di/rict ,attorney 0 able to  
complete  pres5tation ( 8 case by !     
middle ( ! second morn+4    ,! ,p re/1  
he ann\nc$1 ) grim satisfaction4        
99       99       99       99       99  
,jake ,emspak's fir/ def5se witness 0 a 
y\?ful look+ man ( ab\t  =ty :o quickly 
id5tifi$ himself z a well-kn[n au?ority 
on  f+]pr9ts1 an exp]t :o _h _m times   
be5 call$ to assi/ !  police 9 major    
crim9al cases4    ,is x n true1 ,jake   
began1 t 9 ! tradition ( mod]n  law1    
f+]pr9ts are reg>d$ z ! mo/ positive    

me?od (  id5tification8    ,t is        
correct4    ,f a mass ( data on 8 desk1 
,jake extract$ a s+le %eet (  photo/atic
 copy & h&$ x to ,judge ,hayw>d4    ,i h
 "h1 he said1 a c]tifi$ copy ( "o ,tony 
,corf9o's  f+]pr9ts--tak5 at ! "t ( 8   
arre/ & conviction five ye>s  ago on a  
*>ge ( ,gr& ,!ft1 ,auto4444    ,! ,judge
 accept$ ! photo/at & h&$ x to ! cl]k = 
entry  into ! record4 ,jake !n retriev$ 
x1 & gave x to 8 witness4    ,n[1 ,sir1 
he w5t on1 w y please take ! def5dant's 
f+]pr9ts & comp>e !m to ?is photo/atic  
copy4    ,! jurors cran$ =w>d curi\sly z
 ! f+]pr9t exp]t op5$  8 kit & w5t      
me?odically ab\t ! bus9ess ( f+]pr9t+   
,tony  ,corf9o4 ,:5 he _h f9i%$1 &      
return$ to ! witness /& )  ! new pr9ts1 
,jake ,emspak dem&$3    ,is !re any     
simil>ity betwe5 ^? f+]pr9ts & !        
f+]pr9ts ( "o ,tony ,corf9o8    ,! exp]t
 look$ f "o set ( pr9ts to ! o!r1 &     
quickly  repli$3    ,!re c be absolutely
 no d\bt ab\t x--^! are n ! same  pr9ts4
    ,r$-fac$ ) ang]1 ! ,di/rict         

,attorney heav$ himself to 8 feet  &    
/rode t[>d ! b5*4    ,objection1 y\r    
,honor6 he /orm$4 ,?is is ! mo/         
outrage\s  deception ,i h ev] witness$ 9
 a c\rtroom4 ,frankly1 ,i am a/\nd$  t  
oppos+ c\nsel w\ld /oop to su* tactics6 
,judge ,hayw>d's voice _h ! bite ( /eel 
drill z he direct$3    ,w y please      
expla9 to ! ,c\rt exactly :at y mean8   
,x's a matt] ( record1 ! ,d4,a4 snapp$1 
t ! def5dant 0  s]i\sly injur$ 9 !      
accid5t t result$ 9 8 capture4 ,massive 
burns 7 "p ( 8 injuries4444 ,bone & sk9 
grafts 7 necess>y  to repair ! damage to
 8 h&s--z well z to o!r p>ts ( 8  body4 
,naturally1 8 f+]pr9ts w\ld be diff]5t6 
,! ,def5se  ,c\nsel kn[s t6    ,jake    
smil$1 & repli$ mildly3    ,( c\rse !   
,def5se ,c\nsel kn[s t1 & w c]ta9ly make
 !  full ext5t ( ! def5dant's injuries a
 "p ( ! trial record4  ,h[ev]1 ,i h     
call$ ?is p>ticul> witness to %[ t ,tony
  ,corf9o _c be id5tifi$ z ,tony ,corf9o
 by :at is /ill reg>d$  z ! mo/         
infallible me?od ( crim9al              

id5tification4    ,y\r ,honor1 retort$ !
 ,d4,a41 ,?is s-call$ te/imony is       
totally  irrelevant & immat]ial4 ,i     
reque/ t x be /rick5 f !  record6    ,x 
is mo/ relevant to our case1 ,jake %ot  
back4 ,fur!rmore1 !  ,def5se w prove t  
,tony ,corf9o _c be id5tifi$ z ,tony    
,corf9o by any kn[n me?od ( crim9al     
id5tification6    ,judge ,hayw>d's eyes 
n>r[$ speculatively4 ,he ?\ght ! matt]  
ov]  = a mom5t be=e /at+1 ) unconceal$  
int]e/3    ,?is may well be a legal     
situation )\t prec$5t4 ,! ,c\rt w  )hold
 rul+ on ! objection = ! "t be+4    ,!  
next def5se witness 0 a speciali/ on    
agglut9ation ( ! blood4                 
,agglut9ation1 he expla9$1 adju/+ 8     
glasses p$antically1  is a biological   
reaction consi/+ ( ! mutual adhesion ( !
 r$  corpuscles4 ,x is also a me?od (   
e/abli%+ individualization (  blood4    
,i see1 said ,jake4 ,n[1 tell u--h[ has 
?is me?od be5 us$ to  e/abli%           
id5tification 9 a crim9al case8    ,x is
 sometimes us$ :]e ! victim's blood     

leaves /a9s on !  murd]]'s clo?+--z well
 z ! victim's own clo?+4 ,if bo?  blood 
/a9s produce ! same biological reaction1
 ! murd]] is  ei!r guilty--or has a     
great deal ( expla9+ to d6    ,jake     
meticul\sly select$ ano!r exhibit f !   
mat]ial on 8  desk4    ,w y id5tify ?is1
 please8    ,x is a piece ( cotton /a9$ 
) ! blood ( ?is--?is  def5dant4    ,:5 0
 x /a9$8    ,9 ! te/ ,i made la/ week4  
,did y comp>e x ) ! /a9s on g>m5ts worn 
by a c]ta9 ,tony  ,corf9o at ! "t ( 8   
accid5t8    ,i did4    ,:at did y f9d8  
,! two samples 7 entirely diff]5t8      
,c\ld we assume1 !n1 t ! blood ( a man  
kn[n z ,tony ,corf9o  does n fl[ ?r\gh !
 ve9s ( ?is def5dant1 :o also be>s !  "n
 ( ,tony ,corf9o8    ,! witness rubb$ 8 
h& ?\ghtfully ov] ! high1 poli%$ dome  (
 8 =ehead4    ,y c\ld put x t way1 he   
conc$$4    ,) ! skill ( a symphony      
conductor call+ ^u ! div]se  in/rum5ts  
"u 8 baton1 ,jake ,emspak cont9u$ to br+
 =w>d  a bewild]+ v>iety ( witnesses to 
prove t 9 ! id5tifiable  details ( 8    

physiology1 ,tony ,corf9o inde$ 0 n     
,tony ,corf9o4  ,! ,d4,a4 wat*$ 9 furi\s
 sil5ce4 ,once1 :5 ,jake pass$ ne> him1 
he mutt]$3    ,?is is contemptible6     
,imp]turbably1 ,jake turn$ back to !    
witness /&1 :]e a  radiograph] f        
,scripps ,in/itute 0 tak+ ! oa?4        
,pati5tly1  he l$ ! witness ?r\gh a     
description ( h[ ! radiographies  ( !   
nasal accessory s9uses & ma/oid         
processes c\ld be us$  to e/abli% !     
id5tity ( an individual4 ,jake !n       
produc$  m$ical records f a juv5ile     
correctional in/itution 9 ea/]n         
,p5nsylvania1 :]e ,tony ,corf9o _h      
soj\rn$ dur+ 8 sev5te5?  ye>4 ,comp>ison
 ) rec5t hospital records %[$ a /rik+   
diff]5ce betwe5 ! two radiographies4    
,! op?almologic me?od ( ,capdevielle 0  
next explor$ by ,jake to  %[ t ! eyes ( 
,tony ,corf9o 7 n ! eyes ( ,tony        
,corf9o4  ,! te*nique ( ,tamassia &     
,ameuille 0 employ$ to prove ! same     
po9t ab\t ,tony's ve9s4 ,! umbilicial   
me?od ( ,b]t & ,vianny  intrigu$ !      

c\rtroom & ,,tv audi5ce ) /ructural     
dissimil>ities  ( ,tony's navel4 ,by    
means ( projection on a l>ge scre51     
,jake  demon/rat$ to ! jurors & ,judge  
,hayw>d t ,tony ,corf9o1  def5dant1 _h  
an entirely diff]5t electroc>diagram f !
 ,tony  ,corf9o ^: cru%$ body _h be5    
pull$1 m dead ?an alive1 f  ! wreckage (
 a burn+ automobile4    ,late t         
aft]noon1 ,ed ,murr[ comm5t$ to 8 news  
audi5ce 9 !  cad5ce t _h be5 8 tradem>k 
= m ?an =ty ye>s3    ,we "k n yet :]e   
?is trial is tak+ u1 ?\gh ,jake ,emspak 
is  beg9n+ to %[ ! direction4 ,p]haps1  
we1 too1 c\ld ask ourselves  ! "q3 ,:at 
is a man8    ,less philosophically1 a   
space-we>y "y capta91 s5d+ 9 8  nightly 
report f ! satellite /ation1 ,vangu>d   
,,vi1 qu]i$3    ,if ?is ,tony ,corf9o   
isn't ,tony ,corf9o1 :o or :at 9 ! hell 
is  he8           99       99       99  
99       99    ,"p ( ! answ] to ?is "q 0
 on display ! next morn+  :5 ! jury fil$
 into ,judge ,hayw>d's c\rtroom4 ,be=e  
!m1 &  angl$ t[>d ! ,,tv cam]as1 0 a *>t

 ne>ly eight feet tall4  ,x %[$1 9      
outl9e1 ! figure ( a man4 ,! figure 0   
cov]$  ) small black dots1 ea* be>+ a   
:ite numb]4 ,9 all1 !re 0  sev5ty-two   
dots4    ,z soon z c\rt 0 9 session1    
,jake call$ a %ort1 squ>ely-built  man (
 ab\t fifty to ! /&4 ,!re 0 a bulldog   
set to 8 jaw  & m\?4 ,he id5tifi$       
himself z ,dr4 ,!odore ,cl5d5n+1 ,*ief (
  ,/aff at ,city ,hospital4    ,dr4     
,cl5d5n+1 said ,jake1 ,i assume y are   
famili> ) !  m$ical & surgical c>e      
receiv$ by ! def5dant at y\r hospital8  
,q famili>1 ! doctor retort$1           
impati5tly4    ,!n1 may ,i direct y\r   
att5tion to ?is *>t4 ,x indicates areas 
9  :i* artificial p>ts 7 us$ to replace 
! damag$ or de/roy$  natural p>ts ( a   
c]ta9 ,tony ,corf9o's body4 ,w y "n !m1 
please1 z ,i po9t !m out ) my cane4     
,tapp+ ! *>t l a s*ool-tea*] signall+ = 
! att5tion (  8 pupils1 ,jake ,emspak   
/>t$ at ! outl9e ( ! head4    ,vitallium
 skull plate1 snapp$ ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+4     
,jake's cane t\*$ ! nose4    ,vitallium 

nose plate4    ,swiftly1 ! tip ( ! cane 
mov$ ar\nd ! outl9e ( ! body1  paus+    
only long en\gh = ! doctor to "n ea* "p3
    ,pla/ic te> duct 444 vitallium jaw  
bone & implant$ d5tures 444  p>aff9 &   
pla/ic sponge to fill *e/ aft] removal (
 lung 444  pla/ic esophagus 444 tantalum
 brea/ plate 444 tantalum me% to pat*   
*e/ wall 444 vitallium %\ld] socket rim 
& %\ld] jo9t  bone 444 vitallium elb[   
jo9t1 radius bone1 ulna bone1 wri/ bone1
  f+] jo9t 444 sp9al fusion plate 444   
vitallium blood vessel tubes4    ,jake  
put d[n 8 cane1 & turn$ conv]sationally 
t[>d ! doctor4    ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+1 is x   
true t ?is ,tony ,corf9o's reproductive 
organs 7 de/roy$ 9 ! accid5t8           
,virtually s4    ,& is x n also true t !
 def5dant 9 ?is case is n[  capable (   
becom+ a p>5t8    ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+ glanc$  
at 8 wat* & sigh$4    ,:at y are ref]r+ 
to1 he answ]$1 has be5 r elem5t>y       
surg]y = ! pa/ t5 ye>s4    ,b ! *ildr5 (
 ,tony ,corf9o w\ld n !n be ! *ildr5 (  
,tony ,corf9o8    ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+ look$   

t[>d ,judge ,hayw>d ) a pa9$ expression4
  ,receiv+ no sign ( any k9d f ! ,judge1
 he turn$ back to ,jake  ,emspak4    ,i 
h giv5 y ! m$ical data1 he said angrily4
 ,y c draw  y\r own conclusions4        
,jake nodd$1 & repli$ ) emphasis3    ,i 
am sure ?is ,c\rt & ! ,jury w d j t4    
,he /udi$ ! *>t = a mom5t1 !n tapp$ !   
outl9e figure 9  ! area ( ! eyes4       
,tell u1 ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+1 :at did y\r /aff
 d ab\t ,tony ,corf9o's  eyes8 ,i und]/&
 ! flames _h rea*$ !m4    ,cornea       
transplants 7 necess>y4    ,& :]e did y 
obta9 ! corneas8    ,mr4 ,emspak--,i'm  
sure y "k t mo/ p n[adays w _!  eyes to 
! ,cornea ,bank6    ,c y tell u any?+   
ab\t ! corneas t 7 transplant$ 9  ,tony 
,corf9o's eyes8 ,f :at type a p]son did 
!y come8    ,i'd r n answ] t8    ,jake  
turn$ to ! ,judge4    ,y\r ,honor1      
unless !re is a legal reason :y ! good  
doctor %\ld  n answ]1 ,i ask ! ,c\rt to 
direct t he d s4    ,judge ,hayw>d      
hesitat$1 !n direct$ ! witness to answ]4
    ,!y came f ! eyes ( a prie/1 gr[l$ !

 doctor4    ,jake ,emspak rais$ 8 cane  
to ! *>t once aga91 !n app>5tly  *ang$ 8
 m9d & l[]$ x4    ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+1 he ask$
 quietly1 am ,i correct 9 believ+ t  !  
con/ruction ( p>ts = ! human body is n[ 
an important  indu/ry8    ,t's "r1 !    
doctor said grudg+ly4 ,x's gr[n         
trem5d\sly 9  ! pa/ tw5ty ye>s--f a     
#afj-million-a-ye> bus9ess 9 #aieg to   
ne>ly a billion today4444    ,"o fur!r  
"q1 if y please1 ,doctor1 said ,jake4   
,:at is  y\r def9ition ( a man8    ,!   
doctor ?\ght = a mom5t1 & smil$ coldly4 
,i'm afraid x w\ld n assi/ y\r case1 he 
repli$4    ,we are only look+ = "s basic
 tru?s4    ,dr4 ,cl5d5n+ bun*$ 8 squ>e  
%\ld]s & lean$ =w>d  aggressively4    ,i
 c ?9k ( no bett] def9ition1 he snapp$1 
?an "o giv5 by  a di/+ui%$ physician 9 !
 e>li] ye>s ( ?is c5tury4 ,he  def9$ !  
human body z an animal organism1 diff]+ 
9 only a few  respects f o!r animal     
organisms1 & fitt$ = ! p]=mance  ( two  
ma9 functions3 ,! conv]sion ( food & air
 into en]gy &  tissue2 & ! reproduction 

( o!r individuals ( its species6    ,s  
coldly1 ) su* an air ( f9ality did he   
speak1 t 8 words  br\ght an audible gasp
 f two wom5 9 ! jury box4 ,jake ,emspak 
rema9$ impassive4    ,& ?is is all y see
 9 a man8 he prodd$ g5tly4    ,!        
doctor's jaw set /ubbornly4    ,z a     
philosoph]1 he retort$1 ,i may engage 9 
"s speculation 9  ! company ( ,plato1   
,s*op5hau] or ! ,ar*bi%op ( ,cant]bury1 
b  my speculations w\ld !mselves be bas$
 ^u speculations & n  ^u any sci5tific  
data resembl+ obs]v$ facts6    ,!n1 f   
y\r po9t ( view1 ! def5dant 9 ?is       
c\rtroom is n  ! ,tony ,corf9o--! same  
man--^: brok5 body 0 br\ght into  y\r   
hospital eight mon?s ago8    ,obvi\sly  
n4    ,?ank y1 ,doctor4    ,jake walk$  
sl[ly f ! witness /& to ! jury box1 & !n
  back to ! b5*4    ,p]haps1 he said    
s(tly1 a t5-m9ute recess w\ld be 9      
ord]4444    ,judge ,hayw>d drew a long  
brea?1 exhal$ & nodd$4 ,) ! s\nd (  8   
gavel1 t5sion ran out ( ! c\rtroom l    
wat] f a punctur$  b>rel4           99  

99       99       99       99    ,:5    
c\rt reconv5$1 ,jake began br++ to !    
witness /& a  p>ade ( educators1        
religi\s lead]s & philosoph]s :o kept ! 
c\rtroom alt]nately fasc9at$ & bewild]$ 
= ! next two  days4 ,!y came f ,london1 
,rome1 ,johannesburg1 ,philadelphia1    
,tokyo  & ,*icago4 ,!y came f e oasis ( 
le>n+ :]e m5 c\ld  /ill f9d pr(it 9     
?\ght1 )\t relat+ ! pr(it to ! ca%      
regi/] or ! ?\ght ( te*nology4 ,!y spoke
 9 words & symbols  t sometimes so>$    
beyond space itself1 & left ! _w's ,,tv 
audi5ce grop+ = /ability 9 e>?b\nd      
cli*es4 ,! p>adox 0  incr$ible3 ,all ?is
 ?9k+1 all ?is culture--all ( ev]y?+    
br\ght into a c\rtroom to def5d a       
bu%-league hoodlum4 ,report]s  ceas$ to 
ask :o 0 pay+ = ?is display2 !y simply  
m>vel$ at  ! pyrote*nics4 ,?r\gh x all1 
,jake ,emspak mov$ deftly1 surely1      
extract+ f ea* witness ! pure ess5ce (  
relevant ?\ght3    ,man is a creature   
de/9$ to live 9 two worlds4 ,he is      
surr\nd$  fir/ by ! realities ( ?is     

_w--& he is call$ to live )  et]nal     
realities t transc5d ?is _w4444    ,!   
human p]son is a body1 & !re=e subject  
to ! laws (  matt]1 to spatiality1      
temporality & opacity4 ,z su*1 he is a  
meet+ place = pass+ =ces1 a crossroads (
 contacts &  reactions4 ,b ! human p]son
 is also a _s1 t is to say a  reality t 
transc5ds app>5t reality4 ,!re is )9 him
 !  wak5$ or nasc5t ability to compreh5d
 space & surpass "t4444    ,! human self
 is an object1 ( a sort--&1 z su*1 c be 
describ$  z ! empirici/s h describ$ u4  
,b ! human self is also1 &  m           
ess5tially1 a subject1 :i* nev] appe>s  
to ! view ( o!rs  or ev5 to ! mo/       
det]m9$ introspection4 ,! self z object 
is  f9ite1 b ! self z subject t\*es !   
inf9ite2 x is ! meet+  place ( "t &     
et]nity1 ( man & ,god4444    ,= all its 
advances1 ! #bj? c5tury is /ill a *ild (
 ! #ai?1  :5 ! impact ( ! develop+      
sci5ces ( physics & biology  produc$ a  
*ange 9 ! concept ( nature & ,man's     
place 9 x4 ,f  ,mal?us & ,d>w91 ,sp5c] &

 ,feu]ba*1 ,vogt1 ,bu*n]1 ,czolbe &     
,haeckel evolv$ a r$uctive naturalism 9 
:i* ! spiritual quality  ( man is rul$  
out & he becomes a unique em]g5t ( a    
bl9d natural  process--a creature :o mu/
 make ( nature :at he c4444    ,! next  
five million ye>s ( evolution w be 9 !  
human bra91  :]e ,man mu/ ultimately be 
def9$4 ,until ,man appe>$1 evolution    
/rove only to produce an organ1 ! bra91 
9 a body capable (  protect+ x1 & c>ry+ 
out its w4 ,! ance/ors ( ,man 7         
irresponsible actors play+ p>ts 9 a play
 !y did n und]/&4  ,man cont9ues to play
 8 "p b wants to und]/& ! play4444      
,man is a bl5d+ ( ! rational & intuitive
 processes4 ,e?ical  conclusions rea*$  
by logical ?9k+ 7 atta9$ sev]al ?\s&    
ye>s ago by ! religions1 :i* proves t   
man's rational processes  are /rangely  
sl[] ?an 8 intuitive processes4444      
,jurors %ift$ impati5tly 9 _! seats1 yet
 _! att5tion w\ld  inexorably be drawn  
back to ! witness /&4 ,c\rtroom         
spectators1  :o _h come to be titillat$ 

by ! s5sational1 /ay$ to grope )        
concepts !y c\ld n und]/&4 ,! ,,tv      
audi5ce1 spoon-f$ = s  _m decades1 tri$ 
dogg$ly to *ew & dige/ adult food/uffs4 
,sets  7 turn$ (f 9 ang] or despair--&  
!n turn$ back on aga94    ,:at is a man8
    ,! pivotal nature ( ?is "q became   
/eadily m evid5t4    ,if ,tony ,corf9o 0
 n ,tony ,corf9o1 0 he !n n m ( ! real  
p]sonality1 ! human entity1 ?an !       
orig9al ,tony _h ev] be54    ,9 re/or+ !
 damag$ areas ( ! bra91 a surgeon       
te/ifi$  "u ,jake's skillful prodd+1 we 
?\ght x wise to p]=m a  lobotomy at !   
same "t1 !reby reliev+ anti-social      
t5sions &  pressures4    7,! body is at 
once a means ( expression = ! s\l1 & a  
veil2 x  reveals & x hides44447    ,dur+
 ! convalesc5t p]iod1 a consult+        
speciali/ in=m$  ! c\rtroom1 we         
recomm5d$ treatm5t ) sodium dilant9 &   
electro%ock !rapy1 !reby produc+ a *ange
 9 ?is pati5t's  electro5cephalograph4  
7,! body pres5ts all ! problems ( matt]3
 ,x is a limitation1  a weight1 a =ce4  

,x seems almo/ a miracle :5 x is        
ov]come1  p5etrat$ & ord]$ by ?\ght &   
_s44447    ,subsequ5tly1 ! psy*iatri/   
/at$1 ?is pati5t und]w5t  ext5sive      
!rapy1 aid$ frequ5tly by hypnosis &     
sodium p5ta?ol4  ,8 respiratory1 vascul>
 & circulatory sy/ems began to %[       
increas+ /ability4    7,releas$ f its   
w>p$ framework1 br\ght into balance )   
in/9cts inh]it$ f our animal ance/ors1 !
 body becomes1 9 a  way1 an image ( !   
s\l1 a sign convey+ some?+ ( our p]sonal
  my/]y44447    ,& !n ,jake call$ !     
hospital ,adm9i/rator to ! /&4 ,speak+  
) great delib]ation1 s t ea* ^w regi/]$1
 ,jake ask$3    ,is ?is type ( m$ical   
c>e ord9>ily giv5 to a prison]-pati5t8  
,! type ( c>e dep5ds ^u ! case1 ,mr4    
,emspak4 ,9 a case su* z  ?is1 ,i w\ld  
reg>d ! treatm5t z r\t9e4 ,y see1 9 !   
pa/  decade our approa* to any pati5t   
has become "o ( total !rapy4444    ,& 9 
! case ( a prison]1 :at d y d :5 ! !rapy
 is  complet$8    ,! ,adm9i/rator look$ 
surpris$4    ,:y1 we return him to      

jail--9 accordance ) ! law4    ,jake    
,emspak /ood 9 sil5ce1 contemplatively  
/>+ d[n at ! blue  ve9s on ! back ( 8   
h&s4 ,at l5g?1 he ann\nc$3    ,y\r      
,honor1 ! ,def5se w conclude tomorr[    
morn+1 aft] "o m  witness--a man :o goes
 by ! "n ( ,tony ,corf9o4444            
99       99       99       99       99  
,! sweat on ! pale1 poli%$ sk9 ( ,tony's
 =ehead /ood out l  drops ( summ] ra92  
!y seem$ to h fall5 !re r ?an  seep$ out
 ?r\gh ! pores4    ,a polygraph lie     
detector _h be5 set up "u ,jake's       
direction &  :eel$ close to ! witness   
/&4 ,a te*nician op5$ ! front  ( ,tony's
 %irt & made fa/ ! pneumograph tube ) ! 
aid (  a bead$ *a94 ,next1 a            
blood-pressure cuff1 ( ! type us$ by    
physicians1 0 fa/$ ar\nd ,tony's "r arm4
 ,a set ( electrodes  0 atta*$ to !     
palm> & dorsal surfaces ( ! h& ( !  o!r 
arm4 ,! record] %[+ ! graph l9es _h be5 
specially  con/ruct$ s z to be visible  
?r\gh\t ! c\rtroom1 & to !  television  
cam]as4    ,! te*nician _h already be5  

on ! /& to expla9 ! simplifi$  & easily 
read graph l9es ( ! mod]n polygraph3 ,a 
%all[  brea?+ l9e d5ot+ suppression2 a  
heavy brea? l9e d5ot+  relief2 !        
respiratory block1 fa/ pulse & sl[ pulse
 l9es2 !  rise 9 blood pressure         
trac+4444 ,x 0 all !re on ! scre5--!    
emotional picture ( a man te/ify+ at 8  
own trial = murd]4    ,objection1 y\r   
,honor6 %\t$ ! ,d4,a4 = ! t5? "t t      
morn+4 ,?is proc$ure is def9itely       
irregul> & immat]ial6  ,def5se ,c\nsel  
has be5 mak+ a mock]y ( ! ,c\rt = days1 
b  n[ he has /epp$ completely out ( l9e6
    ,jake cluck$ soo?+ly4    ,:at1 he   
inquir$1 is irregul> or immat]ial ab\t a
 def5dant  volunt>ily tak+ a lie        
detector te/8 ,i believe t ,i h he>d  ! 
,di/rict ,attorney *all5ge cli5ts ( m9e 
to d s on sev]al  occasions6 ,n[1 we are
 m]ely p]mitt+ ! ,c\rt & ! ,jury to     
view ! te/ 9 progress4444    ,once aga91
 ! ,judge )held 8 rul+1 & ! ,d4,a4 sagg$
  deject$ly 9 8 *air4 ,! /ra9 ( ! la/   
few days--sitt+ 9  ! c\rtroom & li/5+ to

 witnesses he knew n h[ or :y to        
cross-exam9e--_h tak5 its toll4 ,8 eyes 
7 blood%ot1 & fits  ( :eez+ seiz$ him   
spasmodically1 b ! set ( 8 jaw 0 /ill   
unyield+4 ,jake griev$ = him4    ,tony  
,corf9o's reactions1 z he sat 9 !       
witness *air wat*+ !  f9al prep>ations1 
w\ld be difficult to catalogue4 ,he     
look$ bo?  alo( & n]v\sly conc]n$4 ,8   
curly black hair 0 damp f !  way he     
con/antly bru%$ ! sweat back (f 8       
=ehead2 8 puffy  lips seem$ 9 con/ant   
ne$ ( moi/5+4 ,b 8 h&s 7 fold$  quietly 
9 8 lap4 ,he seem$ to ,jake l a man lo/ 
to ! pa/1  adrift 9 ! pres5t & unrelat$ 
to ! future4    ,w y give u y\r "n1     
please8 ,jake ask$ casually4    ,tony   
,corf9o4    ,:]e 7 y born8    ,i        
a9't--,i'm n sure4444 ,on ! ,we/ ,side1 
,i suppose4444    ,on ! record] ov]     
,tony's head1 ! graph l9es rippl$ 9     
smoo?  patt]ns4    ,sudd5ly *ang+ 8     
mann]1 ,jake rasp$3    ,h y ev] committ$
 a crime8    ,tony fr[n$ 9 bewild]m5t4  
,i "k t ,i h1 b sometimes4444 ,well1 ,i 

k9da wond]4444    ,d y rememb] :at      
happ5$ la/ ,octob] #ag8    ,y mean !    
bank 444 ! %oot9'8    ,t's "r4    ,i've 
read s mu*--he>d s mu* talk--t ,i a9't  
sure j :at ,i  rememb]4444    ,tony's   
eyes--or ! eyes ( ! dead prie/ ?r\gh :i*
 ,tony _h  vision--reflect$ 8 torm5t4   
,jake mov$ ar\nd s t ,tony w\ld be  fac+
 ! jury :5 he answ]$ ! next "q4         
,tony1 direct$ ,jake1 ?9k ab\t ?is "q   
be=e y answ]  x3 ,are y ! man :o tri$ to
 rob t bank--!n got excit$ &  kill$ two 
p8    ,jake knew ?is "q 0 ! "o elem5t ( 
gamble 9 8 entire  case4 ,! way x 0     
answ]$ c\ld be a summation or refutation
 ( all  ! evid5ce & te/imony he _h s    
pa9/ak+ly assembl$4    ,! jury s5s$ ?is1
 too4 ,s did ,judge ,hayw>d4 ,8 ke5 eyes
  flick]$ al]tly f ! def5dant's face to 
! l9es on !  polygraph record]4    ,n[  
,tony's h&s 7 no long] fold$ quietly 9 8
 lap4 ,!y 7  lock$ toge!r1 & ! new ve9s 
9 8 wri/s /ood out "u !  new sk94 ,8    
lips work$ sil5tly z he grop$ = words4  
,& !n ! words bur/ into an angui%$      

outcry3    ,no6 ,i c\ldn't6444    ,!    
polygraph l9es leap$ into jagg$ peaks4  
,blood pressure1  respiratory block1    
pulse & brea?+--all climb$ & dropp$     
wildly1  record+ _! damn+ message = ! _w
 to see4    ,! ,d4,a4's lips twi/$ 9 a  
mir?less smile ( triumph4 ,up 9 ! ,,tv  
boo?1 report]s sputt]$1 split inf9itives
 & %att]$ syntax 9  frantic ef=ts to    
describe & int]pret :at _h happ5$4      
,jake ,emspak /ood & wait$1 a se> &     
wr9kl$ leaf hang+  motionless 9 ! w9d4  
7,if ! self is m]ely a node 9 a complex 
casual s]ies1 if self is  solely en]giz$
 & motivat$ by ! sov]eign ne$ ( survival
 &  security1 !n ! idea ( a bridge      
betwe5 ,man & ! inf9ite is a  pi\s      
illusion44447    ,tony ,corf9o />$ d[n  
at 8 twi/$ h&s1 & sl[ly !y  unlock$4 ,he
 look$ up at ,jake1 & ! d\bt & fe> &    
bewild]m5t  7 gone at la/ f 8 eyes4     
,t a9't s1 he said quietly4 ,i did x 444
 ,i "k ,i did x 444 an'  ,i "k x 0 wrong
 444 ,i des]ve ! *air6    7,?us ,man    
escapes himself 9 fre$om1 & is !re=e    

nev] a fully  pr$ictable or             
manipulatable object--only a w9d[ ?r\gh 
:i* we  pe] ) bl9d eyes into ! rea*es ( 
! univ]se44447           99       99    
99       99       99    ,! ,di/rict     
,attorney's summ>y to ! jury 0 a model (
 legal  craftsman%ip4 ,boldly disreg>d+ 
! broad] issues rais$ by ,jake1  he hew$
 firmly to ! l9e ( crim9al              
responsibility & puni%m5t4    ,po9t by  
po9t he review$ ! facts ( ! crime4      
,witness by witness  he retrac$ !       
eye-witness te/imony4 ,he produc$       
photographs (  ,tony's body be+ load$ f 
! wreckage ( ! c> into !  ambulance1 & f
 ! ambulance into ! prison w>d ( ,city  
,hospital4 ,he prov$ beyond any         
reasonable d\bt t ,tony _h nev]  be5 out
 ( cu/ody f ! mom5t ( 8 appreh5sion4    
,ev5 ! def5dant admits to 8             
responsibility = ! crime1 !  ,d4,a4     
cont9u$ coldly4    ,only 9 8 conclud+   
rem>ks did ! ,di/rict ,attorney make    
ref]5ce  to ! def5se pres5t$ by ,jake   
,emspak4    ,i wond]1 he ask$1 smil+ = !

 fir/ "t1 if any ( y  tri$--z ,i did--to
 c>ry ?r\gh to its ultimate conclusion !
 l9e  ( reason+ pres5t$ ) su* detail &  
admitt$ virtuosity by !  def5dant's     
c\nsel8 ,if ! fabricat+ ( replacem5t    
p>ts = !  human body has already become 
a billion doll> indu/ry1 if psy*iatry   
cont9ues to a*ieve new miracles1 h[ _m p
 9 ?is _w c\ld  n[--or 9 ! ne>          
future--seek to escape _!               
responsibilities by  tak+ refuge 9 !    
argum5t t !y 7 no long] !mselves8 ,at   
:at po9t w\ld we draw ! l9e8 ,if        
fifty-p]c5t ( a man's body has  be5     
replac$ is he nei!r himself nor a new   
p]son8 ,if fifty-"o has  be5 replac$1 is
 he no long] ! husb& ( 8 wife or ! fa!r 
(  8 *ildr58 ,c he !n walk bli!ly away f
 8 responsibilities1  proclaim+ ',i am a
 new man'8    ,a titt] w5t ?r\gh !      
c\rtroom4 ,judge ,hayw>d gavell$        
imm$iately  = sil5ce1 b ! ,d4,a4 w9k$ at
 ! ,,tv cam]as4 ,8 po9t _h be5  well    
made4    ,:5 ,jake ,emspak /epp$ up to !
 jury box to deliv] 8 own f9al  plea1 he

 promptly pick$ up ! *all5ge4    ,i h   
kn[n ! ,di/rict ,attorney too well1 =   
too _m ye>s1 he  said1 to believe t he  
has consid]$ only ! sup]ficial aspects  
( ?is case4 ,if y %\ld f9d ! def5dant   
guilty1 ,i am sure he  w\ld be ! la/ to 
oppose consid]ation ( all ! matt]s ,i h 
rais$ 9 ! det]m9ation ( a j s5t5ce4     
,& ,i grant y t if a v]dict ( guilty is 
rea*$1 ! lett] (  ! law w be fulfill$1 &
 an eye = an eye c be paid4             
,likewise1 if ! v]dict is n guilty1 !   
lett] ( ! law mo/  unque/ionably w be   
violat$--b its _s w be v9dicat$6    ,i  
am ask+ y to take a bold /ep1 across a  
new fronti]4444 ,yes1  d[n ?r\gh ! ages1
 law has become a liv+1 mean+ful        
in/rum5t  ( human dignity because--at   
ea* crossroad ( decision--m5 & wom5  7 n
 afraid to dep>t f prec$5t6    ,oldtim]s
 9 ! c\rt _h nev] be=e he>d ,jake       
,emspak summ>ize a  case 9 su*          
dispassionate1 objective tones4         
,usually1 8 voice &  argum5t rang$ !    
gamut ( emotional & semantic appeals1   

pluck+  at ea* memb] ( ! jury l ! /r+s (
 a h>p4 ,today1 he seem$  to be mak+ an 
ef=t to hold himself 9 *eck4    ,?is is 
! trial ( a liv+ man = ! crime ( a man  
:o no  long] exi/s1 ,jake cont9u$       
quietly4 ,sci5ce de/roy$ t              
man--completely & ) absolute f9ality6 ,9
 8 place is a man )  a new body1 new    
?\ghts1 new blood & new reproductive    
capacity4 ,!  fact t ?is new man c be   
br\ght to trial violates ju/ice 9 its   
deepe/ & true/ mean+6 ,x po9ts          
inescapably to ! fact t !  law mu/ be   
revis$ to br+ x up to date ) pres5t     
reality4444    ,jake paus$ & 0 sil5t = s
 long t he appe>$ to h  =gott5 8        
surr\nd+s4 ,:5 he f9ally cont9u$1 8     
voice 0 s  s(t t ! jurors unconsci\sly  
lean$ =w>d to cat* 8 words3    ,!re is  
/ill ano!r dim5sion to ?is case--"o t   
transc5ds  sci5ce 444 & ! law4 ,x is "o 
,i approa*$ ) great unc]ta9ty1  because 
x leads d[n a pa? ,i am walk+ = ! fir/  
"t4444    ,"s ( ! te/imony br\ght out 9 
?is trial may n h be5 new  to all ( y1  

?\gh x 0 new to me4 ,p]haps y h all =m$ 
y\r own conclusions ) reg>d to !        
relation%ip betwe5 ! _s  or s\l ( ,man1 
& 8 out] %ell 444 ! h\se 9 :i* man      
lives4  ,b if ?is h\se becomes a prison 
= ! real man1 & sci5ce  releases him to 
live 9 a new dwell+1 !n did ! man ev]   
actually  exi/ until 8 release8 ,& if ! 
man :o lives n[ did n exi/  at ! "t ( ! 
crime = :i* he is tri$1 c he !n be judg$
  guilty8    ,ladies & g5tlem5 ( !      
jury--we await y\r answ]4           99  
99       99       99       99           
,twilight fad$1 & across ,c5tral ,p>k ! 
skyl9e ( ! city *ang$  f /eel & concrete
 to a gossam] web ( light & %ad[4 ,jake 
,emspak sat 9 peace by 8 w9d[1 ! f+]s ( 
8 "r h&  re/+ g5tly on ! gold frame ( 8 
wife's picture4 ,he t\*$ a  button on ! 
arm ( 8 *air1 & 9 a mom5t ,ed ,murr['s  
features  came into focus on !          
wall-scre54    ,! jury 9 ! ,corf9o case 
is n[ lock$ up = ! night1 ,murr[  began1
 8 #hj-ye>-old voice m vibrantly alive  
?an ev]4 ,tomorr[  we may--& v likely   

w--h a v]dict4    ,b :atev] ! v]dict1   
?is case has s]v$ an epo*al purpose--to 
our "t z well z to ! law4 ,we h paus$ = 
an in/ant 9 our  frantic drive =        
te*nological advancem5t to pond] !      
ess5tial  mean+ ( man--& ! wor? ( !     
human entity4    ,x may take ye>s to    
evaluate & appreciate all ( ! complex   
te/imony ,jake ,emspak put into ! trial 
record1 = ea* ( u w  see 9 x only :at we
 want to see or are capable ( see+4444  
,b we may be assur$ t 9 ! g5]ations to  
come ?is case w  be footnot$ ?r\gh\t !  
op5+ worlds ( space by s]i\s /ud5ts  ( !
 law1 ! sci5ces & ! humanities4    ,=   
tonight1 x %\ld suffice to say3 ,?ank y1
 ,jake ,emspak--,well  done6    ,jake   
t\*$ ! button aga91 & ! scre5 w5t d>k4  
,betwe5 old  fri5ds1 !re 0 mu* t words  
left unsaid4