The media targeted it from every direction, and Glorious Memorial Hospital became a hot topic overnight. Lawsuits came in from every angle, like the gods were against them. Chief Lucas was exhausted; he had gone out of his way to settle as many as possible, but they never stopped piling up. In his office, he sat all broken and weak. The lawyers kept yapping about something he couldn't get well.
"Would you all stop with the noise?" he snapped. He was feeling frustrated; every piece of advice they offered had only landed him deeper into the mouth of the lion. Now, a trial was inevitable.
"I am tired; I want to rest, but you all keep making too much noise—all bark and no result." The team stared at each other, then their eyes settled on the ground. They were not only the best in the country, but they had never lost a case in the past, but now it was another story.
"I think Claude Murfield has more backing than he is letting on," the team leader said.
