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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments ix art one. erfect victim 1 The Rape 3 2 Emergency Response 12 3 Under Examination 19 4 Detective Woodmansee 28 5 One on One 36 6 Misty and Dominic 43 7 Another Suspect 50 8 The Confession 58 9 Fighting Back 64 art two. the need to be believed 10 A Story to Tell 83 11 Checking It Out 89 12 Up against the System 96 13 The People’s Lawyer 102 14 Discovery 110 15 “The Enemy” 116 16 In Search of the Truth 122 17 Honest Mistakes 129 18 A Question of Standing 135 19 Losing Battles 139 art three. against all odds 20 Healthy Outrage 149 21 Filing Suit 157 22 Patty’s Depositions 165 23 The Police Defendants 174 vii 24 A Strong Case 180 25 “Shocked and Hurt” 189 26 Vindicated? 193 27 Wishing It Were Over 201 art four. final judgment 28 For the Defense 213 29 “Expect the Worst” 222 30 Patty Takes the Stand 229 31 Burden of Proof 235 32 Star Witness 242 33 Closing Arguments 248 34 The Verdict 256 Afterword 265 Chronology 271 Recurring Characters 275 viii Contents • ...

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