The arraignment went cleanly. We were in and out of there in two hours. Probably a record. Raul had been right. Daddy had smoothed the way. The bail was already taken care of.
I walked outside with Jules.
Don’t worry about it, I said. We’re going to take care of this.
I’m not worried, lawyer guy, he said.
Sure, I said to myself. Little tough guy. Well, he might be in for a lesson or two, before this was over.
The preliminary hearing was two weeks Wednesday. Sixteen days. I couldn’t guarantee he’d still be out on bail after that.
Damn. Two weeks and two days. I had a lot of work to do. What had I done so far?
Precious little.
Jesus.
The kid’s life was at stake.
I had to get my act together.
I didn’t share that thought with my client.
Wouldn’t be prudent.