Michael Vane paced slowly at the front of the room, his footsteps echoing with a rhythmic, steady cadence.
The lecture had been intense, covering the finer points of criminal procedure, but as the clock ticked toward the end of the hour, Michael paused.
He leaned against the heavy podium, his gaze shifting from his notes to the sea of young, eager faces before him.
Michael cleared his throat, his voice dropping into a lower, more resonant tone that signaled a challenge.
"Before we conclude for today," Michael began, his eyes scanning the room with a sharp, piercing intensity, "I want to leave you all with a hypothetical question. It is a test of your legal mind, yes, but more importantly, it is a test of your character."
He paused for a while, ensuring he had every student's undivided attention. "Let us say you are a defense attorney. Your client is a man the public has already condemned—a suspected high-level drug trafficker."
