of the objection and told Marcus to constrain his opening to the facts of the current case.
Marcus nodded pleasantly and sat down.
He had said what he needed to say.
The prosecution presented its case through three witnesses: a district financial officer, a digital forensics contractor who had authenticated the documents, and Detective Harmon.
The first two were straightforward.
Harmon took the stand and testified with the weary authority of a man who believes in his case and is confident enough in it not to perform.
Marcus cross-examined each