The One Night Mistake

with determination. "I need you to clear Emily'

ed. "I'll do everything I can," she said. "But I n

iefcase in hand. She was led to a small int

Emily hired you to take out Ja

d, his eyes darti

ll me, what motivated you

esitated, his

. "Was it money?

, a flash of fear in them. "I...I

arrowed. "What

ne had my family. They said if I didn'

oftened. "Who was it

d. "I can't say. They'll

air. "Tell me what happened

ily, and if I didn't do what they said, they'd hurt them. They told me to go to the hospital, to ma

ed. "And you just

in his eyes. "I had to. I

t about Jack's shooting? Did yo

I swear. I didn't even know about

locked on the suspect's. "Who

es darting back and forth. "I

me," she said. "If you want to clear Emil

yes filling with tears. "I'm sorr

k to her office to start working on Emily's case.

d a motion to dismiss the charges against Emily, citi

evidence, granted the motion an

m, was overjoyed when he heard the news. He quickly poste

," he whispered. "We'll g

turned grim as he pulled out

nto the phone. "He has messed with

he exchange, raised an eyebrow

ng down Lex, no matter what it

h you, Ryan. But we need to be smart about

ng in his eyes. "I've already got a plan

involved gathering evidence, building a team of allies

said, "but I think

his jaw set.

hem set in motion a plan th