Summary

Chapter 27 is titled “Ruth.” Odette takes the floor, saying that the jurors do not have to like Turk or what he stands for, but alleging that Ruth turned a father's request into a racial incident. After the jury is released, Odette tells Kennedy and Ruth that she is having the charges against Edison dropped.

Kennedy warns that there will be a lot of reporters trying to talk to Ruth as they leave the courthouse. They see Wallace Mercy with a woman dressed in a pink suit. She goes to Brittany and introduces herself as Brittany's mother. Brittany attacks and turns to her father for backup. Instead, her father says, “Hello, Adele.” Ruth turns to Kennedy, saying she had not expected that, but can see by Kennedy's reaction that she...