Fundamental Error

Tony Torson, and author of The Devil's Wind and Cicero's Progeny, presents this classic tale of a miscarriage of justice in Los Angeles.Near the beach, Holly Britton is brutally raped. Detectives respond to few clues until three weeks later when a young man jogs by Holly triggering a chilling recollection. Arrested for rape, Jeff Daniels hires attorney Michael Skylar who questions his senior partner "August" Chamberlain's tactics achieving recent acquittals that secured stiff legal fees and bolstered the firm's sagging fortunes. Daniels' parents pay a princely sum to Chamberlain, necessitating another acquittal.Gary Deems, "The Demon," a local reporter, brands Jeff, 'The Full Moon Rapist." Judge Thomas P. Radding is thunderstruck, seeing Daniels' profile which mirrors his own son and, obsessed with fears of his children shaming the family, the elder judge grows suspicious his son, not Daniels, committed the crimes. Skylar's years of litigation had not prepared him for Judge Radding accusing victims of bizarre sexual practices and dishonesty, making faces, rolling his eyes and twirling his glasses. The DA screams "Mistrial."Torson, Tony is the author of 'Fundamental Error', published 2004 under ISBN 9781401059422 and ISBN 1401059422.