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1、TheKingofTortsJohnGrishamTheOfficeofthePublicDefenderisnotknownasatraininggroundforbrightyounglitigators.ClayCarterhasbeentheretoolong,and,likemostofhiscolleagues,dreamsofabetterjobinarealfirm.Whenhereluctantlytakesthecaseofayoungmanchargedwitharandomstreetkilling,heassumesitisjusta
2、notherofthemanysenselessmurdersthathitD.C.everyweek.Ashedigsintothebackgroundofhisclient,Claystumblesonaconspiracytoohorribletobelieve.Hesuddenlyfindshimselfinthemiddleofacomplexcaseagainstoneofthelargestpharmaceuticalcompaniesintheworldandlookingatthekindofenormoussettlementthatwou
3、ldtotallychangehislife—thatwouldmakehim,almostovernight,thelegalprofession’snewestkingoftorts.JohnGrishamTheKingofTorts1TheshotsthatfiredthebulletsthatenteredPumpkin’sheadwereheardbynolessthaneightpeople.Threeinstinctivelyclosedtheirwindows,checkedtheirdoorlocks,andwithdrewtothesafe
4、ty,oratleasttheseclusion,oftheirsmallapartments.Twoothers,eachwithexperienceinsuchmatters,ranfromthevicinityasfastifnotfasterthanthegunmanhimself.Another,theneighborhoodrecyclingfanatic,wasdiggingthroughsomegarbageinsearchofaluminumcanswhenheheardthesharpsoundsofthedailyskirmish,ver
5、ynearby.Hejumpedbehindapileofcardboardboxesuntiltheshellingstopped,theneasedintothealleywherehesawwhatwasleftofPumpkin.Andtwosawalmosteverything.Theyweresittingonplasticmilkcrates,atthecornerofGeorgiaandLamontinfrontofaliquorstore,partiallyhiddenbyaparkedcarsothatthegunman,whoglance
6、daroundbrieflybeforefollowingPumpkinintothealley,didn’tseethem.Bothwouldtellthepolicethattheysawtheboywiththegunreachintohispocketandpullitout;theysawthegunforsure,asmallblackpistol.Asecondlatertheyheardtheshots,thoughtheydidnotactuallyseePumpkintaketheminthehead.Anothersecondandthe
7、boywiththegundartedfromthealleyand,forsomereason,ranstraightintheirdirection.Heranbentatthewaist,likeascareddog,guiltyashell.Heworered-and-yellowbasketballshoesthatseemedfivesizestoobigandslappedthepavementashemadehisgetaway.Whenheranbythemhewasstillholdingthegun,probablya.38,andhef
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