Chapter 25 - THE VERDICTArthur Bellamy went to trial fourteen months after his arrest.
The evidence was overwhelming.
Obstruction.
Bribery.
Evidence fabrication.
Conspiracy.
Witness intimidation.
Financial crimes.
The prosecution could not prove he ordered the Voss crash beyond reasonable doubt.
That frustrated everyone.
But prosecutors proved he had covered it up afterward.
The jury deliberated three days.
Guilty on eleven counts.
Not guilty on two.
When the verdict was read, Gabriel sat behind us.
He did not smile.
Neither did I.
Real justice rarely feels like victory.
It feels like something heavy finally being put down.
Bellamy received twenty-eight years.
At his age, effectively life.
Victor remained incarcerated.
Caleb completed his reduced sentence.
Gabriel began his.
No one escaped consequences.
May you like
Not even the people we understood.
Especially not them.
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