Due Process
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People complaints about being tired of the same routine day in and day out. But for the person who is licensed to practice law, she would never complain about the only thing that keeps her sane.
Crime Lawyer Alexandria Salazar, the one who would say that, 'representing defendants and organizations facing criminal charges in state and federal courts is much better than wanting a long vacation'. For her, wishing for a long vacation is like digging your own grave by giving the dark side of you the opportunity to drain and consume you alive. Criminal cases and trials are the things that keeping her sane.
But life gives her 'that vacation' that she'd been running off for years. With the same faceless bell boy that not only carry people's bag but also sends his guests to their own spotlights. And with her Prince Charming that Prosecutes.
This is an unsolved case of the past.
The Defender, the Prosecutor and the Culprit.
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