Chapter 23, July 3, 2000, Carroll County Jail and Chapter 24, July 5, 2000, Carroll County Courthouse Summary

Addie and Jack are sitting together in the jail's visiting room. She vows to stick by him. Thomas gets the mail and finds an envelope addressed to his father, in care of him, containing a Book of Shadows. In court, Jordan calls Starshine, who surprises everyone when she does a protection spell. She testifies that Gillian came in looking for belladonna, and that the girls are regular customers at the Wiccan Read. She explains Beltane is a holiday to celebrate sex, and can involve a maypole, handfasting, and a bonfire. A toxicologist specialist testifies next that Gillian had a high level of atropine in her body and would have been experiencing hallucinations. He also says atropine can cause short-term memory loss, and it...