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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
magicmountain:
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"When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." Kahlil Gibran
magicmountain:
Ennis Del Mar’s Little Book of (Hard Won) Wit and Wisdom
The good news is that you may have created my past and screwed up my present but you have no control over my future.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
You'll be surprised to know how far you can go from the point where you thought it was the end.
When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.
Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, jump, and build your wings on the way down.
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.
Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye and deny it
Sometimes there are things in our life that aren't meant to stay. Sometimes change may not be what we want. Sometimes change is what we really need. And sometimes saying goodbye is the hardest thing you think you'll ever have to do, but sometimes it's saying 'hello again' that breaks you down and makes you the most vulnerable person you'll ever know. Sometimes change is too much to bear, but most of the time change is the only thing saving your life.
As time goes by, life has a way of rearranging itself. People enter your life, and inevitably, they leave as well. Things have a tendency to happen that can turn your world upside down. You’ll come to realize eventually, that even though things are different, you are as well.
It's LIFE you're angry at. People leave. Period. They move on; they get sick; they die. That's life, darling. That's life. But if you let that stop you from living then what's the point of it all?
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
It might sound strange to start a story with an ending, but all endings are also beginnings, we just don't know it yet
RonitR:
SPOILER
" “Excuse me?” her voice squeaked slightly.
“I think you heard me loud an clear, Counselor. We got ta pull this arson thing together, so stop tryin ta redo what is already done, trot out Cantrell’s list for next week’s prelim an let’s get this show on the road.”"
Am I the only one who thinks Wes was way, way out of line?
I used to do some prosecuting work (for a short time, a million years ago, and not in the US, so I am not familiar with its legal system ), but I really think that when a DA handles a case, all major decisions should be his/ hers, and not the police (who sometime have a very different view as to how the case should be handled ).
I am a little surprised that she didn't like Ellery's list - as he is experienced, and very good at what he does - but it should be her call, as it is her responsibility (and if she's wrong, her days in that job are few ...).
If I were her, I would march right into my boss's office, and raise hell !! (if I am not competent to pick my own witnesses, than I am clearly not competent to lead the case ...)
Again, just my 2 cents...
louisev:
SPOILER!!! eeek, here I warned all of you about spoilers and then I forget them!
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RonitR - I didn't present the situation as clear-cut. Wes had had a little preliminary discussion with Samuelson ahead of time to find out what her experience was with murder cases, and let her know that Ellery had a lot of experience and she could rely on him - and she didn't look at what he had prepared.
Yes - you are right in that the DA's office has to pick its own witnesses and make its own case, that is very true. However, in a short-staffed situation (she hasn't even got someone to answer the phone right now) it is foolish to disregard the field work done by the chief deputy on the case (who met with the witnesses after all.) Yes - it is her decision, however, Wes is right to raise a red flag if she is going to reinterview people simply because she doesn't want to use any of the prep work Ellery did - they have to work together, no matter what, and that means cooperation. The problem is not who gets to choose who the witnesses are - it is an issue of cooperation, and she has no reason to second-guess Ellery's police work. Not yet, anyway. If he were a lower ranking officer, maybe, but not when he is the most seasoned person on Wes's staff. Of course Wes is going to come down on her for that. That's what I was going for. But then again, I never worked as a prosecutor...! He did ask her if she had any reason to question Ellery's judgement.... and she doesn't. Just that it isn't hers. Does that make sense?
RonitR:
SPOILER
Yes, Louise, it makes a LOT of sense.
Thinking on it again - if she had any real reason to question Ellery's witness list, she should have advised Wes (if only to make sure the same mistakes are not repeated).
I guess I was just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt - right now I like the ADA ( all 6 feet of her' LOL). ;D and I remember what its' like to be a new girl on the team, with all the guys assuming you can't cut mustard because, well, you're a girl... :-\
Still - the new chapters are GREAT fun. Wish it was a TV series, so we actually got to SEE Dupree's face when she corrected his grammar, or Wes' s face when he heard she didn't like Ellery's list ;D
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