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"I'm afraid I'm upsetting your lunchtime. I could wait
outside."
"No, not at all. How can I help you, Mrs. Haig?
Please, have a seat."
Pulled back into the old leather chair, her eyes on
her white, still hands, Judith took a hesitant breath and
began so softly that the lawyer had to lean across his
desk to hear what she said. "My husband is out of
town. Last night a young woman, Chin Henry, who
works for Miss Lattice, came to see me. Perhaps you
know of her, she's a refugee, a Vietnamese?"
Abernathy shook his head. "Oh, well, you see, she
married a construction worker here, but there may be a
question of the legality, I don't know. But there has
been some misunderstanding between them, and well, I
believe her husband assaulted someone on her behalf.
He's been put in jail. By my husband."
"Yes?"
"The girl is very frightened, and alone here, of
course. She came to me. Is there, would it be possible
for you to find out whether bail could be arranged for
him? I suppose that's the first thing. He's not employed