Crucial Evidence

By Margaret Barnes

Junior Barrister Cassie Hardman is defending a man pleading guilty to a brutal murder. She is in no doubt as to his guilt until she learns of compelling new evidence in the high profile case, to which only she is privy. Risking her further career and ambition to be a Silk she sets out to ensure the defendant gets a fair trial. She sets out to find the missing witness who might hold the key to an acquittal. She finds support in Alexis, a local police detective. As the trial at the Old Bailey continues the tension mounts: will the witness be found in time to save the defendant.