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Madison you may testify to the condition of Dr. Mekova upon you arrival and thereafter.”
    He continues with restless hands. “A few minutes after we arrived, Dr. Mekova crashed. Her blood pressure being what it was, this surely wasn't the first time. If Dr. Abby pushed her back to the world of the living, is impossible for me to say without my presence at that time.”
    “No further questions.”
    “Mrs. Alamander, you may call your next witness,” the judge concludes.
    “I would like to call Investigating Agent Nina Margrove to the stand.”
    A woman in a long grey coat goes to the witness stand. So this is the person responsible for charging me with murder. I was just trying to help Irena. That is all.
    “How was the suspect found in this case?” Mrs. Alamander inquires with an air of friendship or acquaintance.
    “This case is more clear-cut than most. The Stephens Institute has a top tier security system. Each department has an entry and exit log. The timing of the incident helped a great deal. The only people present at the scene were Dr. Irena Mekova and Dr. Conor Abby.”
    “This is prosecution exhibit number one, the security record of the research department. At what time did the incident take place?” She walks the evidence around the room.
    With almost rehearsed confidence she says, “Dr. Mekova’s time of attack was determined using several methods. The main method was the amount of blood. The crime scene techs figured out the bleeding rate of Dr. Mekova’s injury. That, with the amount of blood recovered at the scene, allowed them to say it happened at 7:55 p.m. that evening. At 7:58, Mr. Abby entered Dr. Mekova’s office and he exited at 8:03. He claims to have found her unconscious at 8:05.”
    “How was the arresting decision made?”
    “For a typical case you need the weapon, the individual at the scene, and the motive. In this case, we were confident of getting all we needed following Dr. Abby’s arrest. I admit it may have been premature arresting him at the time. Everything just fell into place.”
    Mrs. Alamander raises an eyebrow in feigned surprise. “Was anyone consulted other than the building security?”
    “Nothing, except idle speculation prior to his arrival at the station. The psychologist just happened to be walking by, I pulled him in.” A slight scratch of the nose qualified her previous statement. “The consultation with other experts took place as needed. These additional people brought on were the psychologist and yourself.”
    “How was this case solved in such a quick manner?”
    “There was a narrow suspect pool. Once the time was found, it became a simple process of elimination.”
    The prosecutor smiles satisfied with her work. “I would like to submit exhibit #2, Mr. Abby’s phone records and that of Dr. Mekova. He was the last person she called prior to the incident, correct?” She hands the pad with the evidence to Margrove.
    Nina studies the records. “Yes.”
    “Now you have evidence Dr. Abby was at the scene of the crime. How was he placed with the weapon?”
    “We found a retractable weapon with Dr. Abby’s bloody fingerprints. The blood was a DNA match to Dr. Mekova.”
    “This is exhibit #3, the weapon in question.” She deftly opens the puck-shaped weapon by pressing the edges, extends the knife, and shows it to the jury. “How was his motive established?”
    “We had no help directly from the suspect. He always had a lawyer on hand. I’ll let Dr. Buren take it from there.”
    “No further questions.”
    “Mr. Vintage, you may cross-examine the witness,” the Hon. Malcolm Waters says.
    “Yes, Your honor,” Mr. Vintage says. “At which point did Mr. Abby ask for his attorney?”
    “When he arrived at the station, he was taken directly to the interrogation room. He wouldn’t say another world without his attorney present. I guess we tipped our hand by reading him his rights and charging him.”
    “Yes, if you had a chance to do it