All Chapters of Cruel & Unusual: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

 Silvio left the County Court first, with his client, Victor Dawson, in tow.  The press were already outside, lining the footpath.  Silvio confidently approached them, with his chin positioned arrogantly toward them.  He was wearing a barrister’s wig and black robes and given that his height was six feet and three inches, he made for a commanding presence.  Surveying the press, he spoke with authority,“I will be speaking for my client.  If you have any questions you can ask me.  I’ll only take two.”“Mr Ferox, how does Dawson feel about getting off through a loop hole?  Does he feel dishonest?”“Indeed not.  The law had found today that my client cannot be held liable for any financial losses incurred by this company.  He was not the Secretary and indeed, he was nothing more than a Board Member.  The Secretary is of course the one who holds this respons

 It never failed to amuse Silvio how different reality was from the carefully manufactured image of the hallowed halls of justice.  To the general public, the legal fraternity was pristine, honourable, honest and to be respected and revered.  To those working within the system, the flaws were patently obvious. Howard Lloyd Chambers was a great example of this.  From the outside it was a historic, three story, blue stone building. There was even a historical overlay on the building.  The inside though, was

 Robert was the first of the group to reach Midas, the others were walking at a slower pace and engrossed in talking.  The doors were opened for Robert and he led the way inside.  Silvio was deep in conversation with Marcus.  Hannah would add comments here and there to the conversation.  The rest of the revellers were grouped around them, either listening in or chatting amongst themselves.Once inside Marcus gave his name to the bouncer.  The Bouncer looked at the list and then nodded.  A waitress was called over and she welcomed the group and then she personally escorted them all to the table booked under Marcus' name.  The table was large enough for the group but it was also situated very closely to the stage.&nbs

 At the hospital, Holly tried as much as she could to help with the intake form but it was obvious that she needed to call in his family.  The staff at the Hospital were also suggesting to her that it could mean that Anthony would need emergency surgery that night.  She flicked through Anthony’s phone book to find the name, Evelyn Ferox and punched the number onto her mobile phone.“Evelyn speaking.”“Good afternoon, please forgive me for calling your private number.  I work for Anthon

 The two professionals sat side by side on the plastic hospital seats.  Holly had once again, placed the book on top of her handbag instead of the spare seat in order to make room for him.  She had spread out before to keep people from sitting beside her.  She had needed the space, to be in her own thoughts.“Right, Brief me.” Silvio spoke crisply toward her.  He spoke as though he was the Barrister requesting information about a matter from the instructing Solicitor.  It was enough for Holly to fall back into automatic pilot though and push down her emotions.