Summary

In Chapter 36, when Jake was able to return to the office, Lucien shared his concern that they were not getting the number of calls requesting services that they should have been getting. He feared the town had turned against Jake. Lucien also noted to Jake he had heard that Jake had tried to refinance his house for some extra cash. When he learned the second mortgage had fallen through, he promised Jake he could call his bank, a bank at which he was the second-largest stockholder, and get Jake’s house refinanced.

Regarding Drew’s case, Lucien reminded Jake that the jury wanted a lawyer who would tell them the truth. Jake asked him for the truth about Drew. Lucien said it was the same as it was at Carl Lee’s trial, that some people deserved to be killed. He reminded Jake...