Such a Clever Girl

Rumors about today’s hearing likely raced through every neighborhood the second after the case showed up on the court’s docket. She wore her usual overpriced, tags-tucked-under-her-collar-in-case-she-wanted-to-return-it suit, and she would return it. Arriving at Xavier’s house in time to see the forensic team take away the body bag sent her into a dead faint. The insurance company had finally agreed to pay on the policy, though how much and if it would be sufficient still remained a question.