Comment from BethShelby

Excellent

I guess this means Ben must stand trial for murder. It sound like he has a lot of men in his corner. I would think it would apparent that he was defending himself but Ben seems to be feeling he struck the first blow. I'll be anxious to see how this comes out.

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Hold on to your seat!
Thank you for your great review.

Comment from nancy_e_davis

Excellent

Bad news. It is always darkest before the dawn,
and Ben has a much more powerful attorney
than Henry. I don't believe Ben is worried. He
knows where-in his comfort lies. LOL Nancy:)

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

smiley face here
Thank you.
But just remember, 30-40 chapters ago Ben was beat up, shot, and killed. Just sayin'.

Comment from JSD

Excellent

Ooh. Exciting and slightly scary stuff. I'm sure he'll be fine, unless you're drawing to an end? Looking forward to finding out if he gets off. Will justice prevail, I wonder?

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Keep in mind that we do not like predictability.
smiley face here

Comment from Pam Lonsdale

Excellent

So, there just happened to be two policemen nearby when Ben assaulted Colosimo and his brother? They seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Seems to me that Mario was going to die anyway because of the infection, and perhaps a doctor will attest to that on Ben's behalf. But I'm just speculating here:-)

Sounds like Ben's time in the jail cell was time well spent. He never wastes an opportunity.

Good chapter, Wayne.

Pam

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Thank you. The cops were dirty. It was a set up.

reply by Pam Lonsdale on 22-Sep-2023

Okay, that's what I figured.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

He's in a pickle now. Corrupt police after him as well as gang members. He will need divine help to get out of this one. Always well written, and always interesting.
Wendy

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Thank you.
I just researched 'in a pickle', though I've used the expression all my life. Interesting. I knew it was the same as 'in a fix', or 'in a stew', but didn't know that was originally so literal - in a stew.

Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill

Excellent

Boy howdee did you pack a whole lotta stuff in one part of the story? It reeled me in Lickety split. I have read one of these before, but it didn't latch onto me like thiis did. I will have to go back an read more won't I? And you can read "My Friend George", and my poem "I Was Tempted to." Good Story.
Karen

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Thank you. I'll try to find 'em.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Oh no! Ben should have just ducked and run. But he's become so good at defending himself. Now he has the corrupt police after him plus that mob boss angry about his son. God has to do some big miracles for Ben now.

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Thank you. Yes, Ben is proving to be a mortal human being.

Comment from Carol Hillebrenner

Excellent

Ben has a really good gang of people representing him, but the Chicago gang can maybe pay off police and witnesses better. Fortunately, there was a decent newspaper article supporting Ben. Interesting story line.

 Comment Written 21-Sep-2023

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reply by the author on 22-Sep-2023

Thank you for your very nice review.