The back story behind your lawyer is somewhat fascinating and somewhat mundane. His father had wanted him to grow up and be a rich lawyer, but that wasn't what he wanted in his young, reckless youth. He wanted to be a risk taker, so he ran off and joined the circus, and accidentally knocked up the bearded lady.
Reckless as your now lawyer was, he loved the bearded lady, and wasn't about to leave her or his son. He couldn't afford to pay for junior with circus money, however, so he took a day off to himself to reflect and mourn the loss of his passion in life. He left the circus, took his father's advice, and became an attorney.
Either way, it sure is coming in useful now, because he is cross-examining a lion.
"Is it true that you were in the same house as the victim, one Mary Sue Linden, on the night of the murder in question?"
The lion roars. It sets its paws on the witness stand and looks like it is about to pounce on you.
"Your honor, permission to treat the witness hostile?"
"Granted."
He pulls out a whip and snaps it down in front of the lion. The lion sits back down in the witness stand.
"Answer the question."
The lion purs softly.
"That's what I thought." says your lawyer as he gives the lion some raw liver. "You weren't even there. No further questions, your honor."
You beam a wide, confident smile. Looks like you picked the right guy.
Now you know.
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