“Impossible,” Lowell said without hesitation. That word again was too confident, too final. Merritt wrote it in the margin, circling it once. Impossible was a word that often broke before the verdict did.
Ms. Cooper folded her arms, the faintest smile ghosting across her face. “Technology is made by people, Mr. Lowell. And people make mistakes.” The courtroom tensed as the two advocates exchanged silence instead of words.