Elisabeth Sharman has a secret.
As a senior solicitor with the Australian Capital Territory Legal Aid Office she's defending a 19 year old with amnesia. He can't remember committing the murder for which he's on trial. Or says he can't.
Robert Murphy has a problem: Elisabeth.
He's her instructing solicitor and she's not playing by the legal rules. She's new to the office. No-one knows her modus operandi. But it's more, much more, than an unusual methodology.
She's using her feminine wiles with him - to good effect - and he's afraid her motives aren't pure.
Will the secret, when revealed, explain everything? Or will the result be catastrophic?
#mild sex, 13+
'A legal affair' is created by Alana Woods, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

A Legal Affair

Elisabeth set him straight immediately. 'He wouldn't have done any more for you than I'm doing. In fact he'd have done less. He was satisfied with the investigation as it stood. He wouldn't have found your parents for you; he'd have taken you into court with no-one for support. He'd have tried his best but the result would've been the same. So don't take it out on me. You're charged with murder. But unless the judge directs otherwise it'll be open to the jury to find you guilty of a lesser charge. And being realistic that's what we've got to work for.' She didn't know if he was listening. 'If they find you guilty of manslaughter, with no previous record, you could get a fairly light sentence.' A tear spangled his eyelashes and spilled onto his cheek. Elisabeth went to kneel beside him. 'I'm not giving up.'


Chapter 22: Is the domestic violence angle useful?