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Previously on The Practice.

What happened?

His name is James McNown. He's a business associate of Marsha's. The

issued no statement as of yet, except to confirm that a fatal shooting did take

place in the senator's home.

Ballistics confirm it was his gun.

Prints? Wiped clean.

Interview everybody at her work. Somebody had to have seen the two

I saw them in an office together.

Mr. McNown and Mrs. Ellison.

and it looked like something was going on between them. The likelihood is that

they will be able to prove your wife's affair with the victim. With that, with

your gun being the murder weapon, with you being at the scene, you'll be

convicted, Senator.

I'd like to make a public statement. It's a bad idea.

I saw what appeared to be a struggle with a strange man on top of my wife.

I shot a man who was committing adultery, not a man who was trying to

Common sense tells me this goes away for manslaughter.

That seems a little light. You jump at it, don't kid yourself, and so should

you. It was mistaken self -defense. The prosecution knows they can't disprove

that. That's why the manslaughter is being offered.

We go to trial.

If you didn't get your courtroom pass three weeks ago and without media

credentials, you'd have to know somebody to get one. You won't be sitting in

Division 3 in the Suffolk Superior Courthouse, not today or any day in the

future. It's not just because it's a murder trial or that it involves a state

senator or even that two of the opposing lawyers are roommates.

It's because of that burning question this trial will attempt to answer. The

question that this entire city has for two months now been asking on every

street corner, in every bar room, at every dinner table.

What was Senator Ellison really thinking when he fired that gun? Did he believe

his wife's life was in danger or was the shooting an act of vengeance?

The prosecution has vowed to put in a short case, the facts not really being

dispute. Every legal analyst agrees the trial will come down to Senator

Ellison's testimony and the cross -examination by Helen Gamble, which

be extremely tough.

Senator, does the Senator have a comment?

This trial is not about who shot and killed James McNown.

The defendant did that. There's no dispute there.

This trial is about why he did it.

Now, the evidence was so conclusively that the defendant discovered his wife

making love to the victim and in an act of anger and revenge, murdered Mr.

McNown.

The evidence will show the defendant then sought to cover up his crime.

That he either destroyed or tampered with evidence in an attempt to get away

with this murder.

There's an old saying in the medical profession.

When you hear hoofbeats, don't think zebra.

Now, this means instead of looking for some exotic, far -fetched diagnosis,

see the obvious.

In this trial, ladies and gentlemen, the Commonwealth will only be asking you to

see the obvious.

The defendant murdered the man sleeping with his wife.

I agree with the district attorney.

This trial is simply about why Senator Ellison fatally wounded the stranger in

his house.

To answer that question...

You'll need to get into the head of Senator Ellison.

You'll need to imagine coming home late at night and hearing the sounds of a

struggle coming from your bedroom.

You will need to fathom the panic knowing your spouse was home alone this

You will have to appreciate the fear that can suddenly consume you at the

thought, the thought that the person you love is being raped.

or possibly killed in the next room.

Can any of us truly presume to know what that must be like? Have any of us ever

had to listen to the sounds of a husband or wife being attacked by an intruder?

The evidence will show what happened that night is that Senator Ellison went

racing into that room to protect the woman he loved, the mother of his

Ellison. He charged in there with a gun in a state of panic, fear, horror to

see an intruder on top of his wife and he fired.

Turns out, he got it wrong.

It was mistaken self -defense.

That will be the evidence because it's the truth.

And if you listen to the facts, the testimony, the witnesses.

Remember, the prosecution's entire case, all of it, the reason we are even here

is their presumption they know what was going on in Senator Ellison's

mind.

Of course that's impossible.

Impossible for them to know.

Impossible for you to know.

All the Commonwealth can really do is ask you to imagine.

And we will be making that very same request.

Imagine.

That's how he looked when we got there.

Who else was there when you arrived, detective?

The defendant.

Mrs. Ellison, the daughter Allison, and the defendant's attorney, Ms. Frutt. The

attorney was there before the police?

That's correct.

Who called the police?

Ms. Frutt.

Was there ever a 911 call placed from the residence?

No, there was not.

After you finally got there, at some point you decided to place the defendant

under arrest for murder?

Yes. Why?

It was a single gunshot wound to the head from a fairly close range,

an execution style... Objection?

Sustained. The gun was found on the scene.

It belonged to the defendant.

Did you check it for fingerprints?

It had been wiped clean of any fingerprints.

Did you subsequently do any tests on the defendant to determine if he had held

the gun?

Yes. We did what is known as a trace metal test, which basically indicates

whether or not a person has recently held a firearm.

And what were the results of this test?

They were negative.

Well, now I'm confused, because the defendant subsequently admitted that he

held and fired the gun.

We believe that he either wiped the residue off or he was wearing gloves.

So before he ran to get the gun, he first ran to go put on a pair of gloves.

Objection. Speculation.

Overruled. He can state his opinion.

We think he was going to hide his ID as the shooter, then change his mind and

went to self -defense.

When you arrived, detective, how was the defendant dressed?

He was showered, wearing freshly laundered clothes.

The clothes he had previously been seen in were in the washing machine.

The washing machine.

Was that on when you arrived?

No, but judging from the heat on the surface of the machine...

We determined that it had been on within the previous 40 minutes.

So, after the shooting, the defendant did a load of laundry.

Seems so.

After a shooting at this range, it's likely there would be some blood

on Senator Ellison. Isn't that right, Detective?

Yes. Isn't it also likely, Detective, that a person might not want to stand

around in bloody clothes?

That's possible. And if one were to take off bloody clothes, what would one

likely do with them?

Fold him up, put him back in the drawer.

Objection. Withdrawn. It's your testimony, detective, that because my

washed his clothes, that made him suspicious.

Yes. It's one thing to... You answered the question. Thank you. You also

testified that he'd taken a shower. Which I also found suspicious.

Preposterous to think that a person splattered with blood might want to wash

himself? I found it a little preposterous that he would shower and do

before even calling the police, yes.

Oh, you know he did those things before Ms. Frutt called the police? I know he

did them before we arrived.

That wasn't your statement, detective.

Your conclusion was he did them before you were called.

Can you state that to a conclusion, detective?

No. So this was a conclusion you just leapt to.

No, you just took the evidence found and made it fit with your theory.

Objection, argumentative.

Sustained. Ever known it to be the case, Detective, where one holds the gun,

shoots it even, and the trace metal test comes up negative?

Very unlikely.

Ever known it to happen, Detective?

Yes. And if one were to take a shower, Detective, would that make it more or

less likely for the trace metal test to come up negative?

Washing the hands doesn't necessarily... My question, Detective, is would

showering make it more or less likely for the trace metal test to come up

negative?

I would say more likely, but... So it's likely my client didn't wear gloves like

you think.

That's possible.

Thank you, detective.

I thought you crossed him well.

We've still got to deal with no fingerprints.

Why the gun was wiped clean. Marcia covers that in her testimony.

That was a weak opening for the prosecution.

I'm surprised they led with that.

What else have they got?

Who's next?

Jason Perlmutter, woman agent and senator.

I'm ready for him.

What did the consultant say?

McGuire did come off credible, and phoning the lawyers before calling the

didn't go over well.

They thought you were a little aggressive.

What else?

That's basically it. They thought you did a good job poking holes, but McGuire

still seemed reasonable, and ultimately they believed him.

You've got to take care of Perlmutter.

Something was bothering him the whole week. The week before the shooting?

Yes. Senator Ellison is typically a very affable person and rather easygoing for

somebody with a stress of his kind of work.

But in the days before the shooting, something was troubling him.

How are you in a position to notice all this, Mr. Perlmutter? I was his aide. I

was typically with him 12 hours a day.

Did you ask him what was wrong?

Objection, hearsay. Declaration against interest.

I'll allow it. Did you ask him, sir?

Yes, he indicated it was stuff at home. And you took that to mean?

Problems with his marriage.

How did you come to take it that way?

Well, he would indicate that he and his wife would go through bouts of

estrangement, and after working for him for 11 years, I developed a pretty good

barometer for detecting when things weren't going well.

And the days before the shooting, this was one of those times, in your opinion?

Yes.

Are you a psychologist?

No. Did Senator Ellison tell you he was having troubles with his wife?

No, not specifically.

But you have a barometer.

He said, stuff at home.

And you just took that to mean problems with the wife?

I had also seen them together many times, Ms. Frutt, and witnessed the

estrangement. He has a daughter, Allison. Did you know that? Of course.

know that she was arrested for possession of marijuana last year?

No. So, stuff at home goes on that you don't know about. Isn't that right, Mr.

Perlmutter? I never laid claim to knowing everything that goes on in his

household. Of course not. So when Senator Ellison said stuff at home, you

only guessing that it involved his wife, weren't you, sir?

Again, after 11 years of working with the man. You've got that barometer.

Objection. Sustained.

Nothing further.

You're in some trouble.

Why? Well, you're asking them to believe he shot a man by mistake who just

happened to be sleeping with his wife at the time. Which is what happened. Maybe

so, but for the jury to believe it, everything has to be going our way.

With the suggestion of marital troubles, it makes it a little hard to believe

that Keith didn't have some inkling of what was going on.

Is that what the consultants think?

It's what I think.

Who's up next?

Candace Levy.

She's just to help establish the affair, which since nobody's arguing, I don't

know why they're still bothering to call her.

They're calling her to set the idea.

The more people who knew about it, the more likely the senator knew about it.

Well, there's nothing she can say that will really hurt us. And besides, she's

the only one who seemed to know about it. Who's after that? They still might

call Allison to establish a time frame.

It's not going to give them any help. They won't dare call her.

It might be worth calling her.

Why? Well, it was so obvious before that she was lying to protect her father. If

it's that obvious to a jury, it's got to work in our favor.

All we've got to do is catch him in one lie, even if it's the daughter.

Now, Helen, they're planning to call her. That means they prepped her for

It's too dangerous.

Are you ready with Levy? Yes.

You hear what they're calling us on the news? The steam team?

Why's that?

I don't know. Maybe because they think I'm hot and steamy, and you, because

you're sitting next to me.

Must be it.

You like being on the news, huh?

If it gets me noticed by some rich admirer who whisks me off to Fiji to

caviar off my thighs, I can't beat that.

You ever notice how in a big trial, any place far off seems pretty good?

Think we'll get him?

I hope so.

I keep hearing that press conference in my head.

The man is good.

All in all, it wasn't a terribly powerful day for the prosecution, but

consensus is it didn't need to be. Though technically the burden is on the

state. Most experts feel that burden has really shifted to the defense in this

case. I'm getting a bad feeling, Bobby.

Anything on the table? No.

We haven't even put in our case yet. Our case?

Well, a big part of it is Marsha's unflinching support, which isn't so

She'll say what she needs to say.

I got a bad feeling.

It was an office party in honor of one of the vice presidents who was retiring.

Mr. McNown was there. So was Mr. Ellison with his wife.

What's your position, Miss Levy?

I'm the head of accounting.

And who was your direct superior?

It was Mr. McNown. He was chief financial officer.

Did you know Mrs. Ellison?

Yes. She also works at Reynolds. I never dealt directly with her.

Miss Levy, calling your attention to the night of the office party in July, did

you have occasion to observe either Mr. McNown or Mrs. Ellison?

Yes. I observed them both when they sort of darted into his office. They darted?

Well, they went in rather quickly.

What did you see next?

Well, I didn't exactly see anything, but I'm ashamed to admit I did little

eavesdropping by the door.

Any particular reason you would do that?

Well, I suspected there was something going on between them.

Why? Just body language when they interacted. I could tell.

Now, while you were doing your eavesdropping by the door, what, if

you hear?

Not too much, because the party was rather loud.

But I could hear she was angry, and I heard her say, It has to stop.

And she sounded angry.

Did you hear anything else?

No, that was all I heard.

A few seconds later, she kind of huffed out, and I looked in.

He seemed very upset.

Miss Levy, did you ever have the opportunity to hear any conversation

Mr. McNown...

And the defendant?

Yes.

That same night.

At the party?

Yes. After Mrs.

Ellison left Mr. McNown's office, about a minute later, I saw him go in. The

defendant? Yes.

Did you hear what, if anything, was said?

The senator was also very upset.

And I heard him say something like, I will not be humiliated.

He said it twice.

I will not let myself be humiliated. Those were his words. Then what?

He stormed out.

Miss Levy, are you positive that this was July 10th, two days before the

shooting? Absolutely positive.

Thank you, Miss Levy.

Nothing further.

Miss Levy, you and I had a conversation about the events at this party, did we

not? Yes. I asked you if you had any reason to suspect a romantic

between Mrs. Ellison and Mr.

McNown. Yes, you did.

You told me all about how Mrs. Ellison went into Mr. McNown's office.

That's correct.

Same as I've said here.

Yes. Well, did you ever tell me you saw the defendant go into Mr. McNown's

office? I don't believe I did.

Why is that, Miss Levy?

You didn't ask.

It's unfair surprise. That testimony... It isn't unfair surprise. She was on

their list. Not to say that. She didn't... It isn't unfair surprise. It

screw -up, and it was yours, Jimmy. How could you... Hey!

She's lying!

They put her up there to lie!

Was she lying, Keith?

You knew.

You knew about the affair.

So you murdered him. I am talking to the client. I'm not interested in what the

client has to say.

If we plan to keep going with self -defense, you're not interested in

the client has to say.

Are we clear?

Can you see if they're still willing to plea? I don't want to plea. I can't.

Keith, they've got you. If I plead out after that testimony, I'm guilty to the

world. Are you still worried about becoming governor? You can't be serious.

woman doesn't know what she heard. She can't be sure.

Oh, don't be an idiot. There's still reasonable doubt. You are guilty in

everybody's eyes.

Shut up!

There's not going to be any plea offered from the prosecution at this point. Our

only course is to proceed with self -defense.

We argue that the woman heard it wrong.

It was a loud party, she had certain predispositions, and she heard what she

wanted to hear.

You will have to account for what she thinks she heard in your testimony.

Your testimony stays the same. You will go up first to describe your father's

calm, pleasant demeanor as he came home that night.

We tell the truth.

This is not over.

It will be if we fall apart.

I'll check with the clerk to see when we go back.

Obviously this was a devastating setback for the defense.

If Senator Ellison, in fact, knew of the affair, he's hard -pressed to convince

the jury he thought his wife was under attack when he went running in with the

revolver.

Just shut her off, would you please?

I know this is out there, but is there any precedent set for changing the plea

to insanity this late in the game?

No. The judge would never allow it.

Where's Jimmy?

Conference room.

Eleanor.

I know you're dejected, but the jury cannot see the face I'm looking at right

now.

Remember his press conference?

If he's great on the stand, who knows?

One more thing. This may not be the time, but I'm going to say it anyway. I

don't ever, ever want to hear you attack a member of this law firm in front of a

client again.

Never mind the disrespect to Jimmy.

We don't need to be inviting malpractice claims.

Mistakes happen, Jimmy.

No point in dwelling on it.

Other than to make sure it doesn't happen again.

We have an extremely difficult decision here.

We need you to listen to us and consider this carefully.

Your fate is obviously in your hands now.

For your testimony, you can.

maintain self -defense.

For anybody else, I would consider that ludicrous, but you have a gift when it

comes to persuasion.

Personally, I think it's rabbit out of the hat time.

But juries are loath to convict celebrities sometimes.

Now, there is an alternative.

Which is?

You could do a big mea culpa, admit, That you acted in a fit of rage.

And what would be the purpose of that? I think the jury might believe it, and

you'd have a shot at manslaughter.

If you stick to a story the jury perceives to be a lie, our fear is they

hit you with murder one.

The difference is six years versus life without parole.

Food and not choices, Eleanor.

You didn't leave us with many, Keith.

You people have pulled miracles before.

Not when... I can't go before the public and say I lied.

Keith, we're not talking about re -election anymore.

We're... I want my miracle.

Now tell us what you want to do.

I'm going to take the stand.

And I'm going to testify that I acted in self -defense.

You're going to go to prison.

No, I'm not.

No, I'm not.

You remember how we used to talk Shakespeare?

Who our favorite tragic heroes were?

You're about to tell me I've become your favorite tragic hero.

Our friendship kind of waned a little, Keith.

I became a blight, the unseemly defense attorney who represents rapists and

murderers. Not great photo op to be seen hanging around with me. I got it,

Keith. That isn't true.

Yes, it is.

But nevertheless, you came to me, Keith.

Because for somebody charged with murder, there is no better friend in the

to have than me and my firm.

You need to listen to the expertise you hired.

If you stick with self -defense, it is my belief you will lose.

If I tell them I lied, Eleanor.

Everything I worked for, it's over.

Keith, you have a daughter you love, a wife... Who will leave me as soon as the

trial ends. We both know that.

And she'll try to take Allison with her.

I can't win this.

Yes, you can.

All we need is one juror.

They love me.

What happened?

He's digging in.

We call Allison up and down, and then we call Marsha.

Are you okay to do this? I'm fine.

Eleanor, I'm sorry.

Jimmy, it's not your fault.

Come on, we gotta get in.

How would you describe your relationship with your dad?

Extremely close.

Extremely close.

Were you aware of any marital problems between him and your mom?

They had fights.

They would have difficult times and things would improve.

Was that difficult on you?

Sometimes. Did you ever talk about it with your father?

Yes.

Did he ever talk about what he thought were the problems between your mother

him?

Yes. Did he ever reveal an awareness to you about your mother's affair with Mr.

McNown? Never.

Now, Allison.

Given your relationship with your father, do you think he would have told

about this affair?

I do.

Do you have an opinion as to whether he knew about this affair?

My opinion is that he did not.

Calling your attention to the night of the shooting, could you please tell us

what happened from your perspective?

Well, the movie we'd gone to see was sold out.

So we came back home.

We came into the house.

Dad went to the family room.

I headed upstairs.

And that's when I heard them.

Heard who?

My mother.

And Mr. McNown.

You heard them?

They were in her bed.

Doing what they usually did when Dad and I were out of the house.

Wait a second. You knew it was Mr. McNown?

My father didn't know.

about the affair.

But I certainly did.

Well, when you heard them that night, you didn't tell your father?

No.

You just went back to your room?

Eventually.

Eventually?

First I got the gun, and I shot Mr. McNabb.

Your Honor!

Chambers!

I had no idea she was going to say that. None of us. I don't believe it for a

second. Let me talk here.

Did she ever suggest to you she was the shooter? No. She just lied to get her

father off. Mr. Lowe, let me conduct this session, please.

Your Honor, none of us saw this coming. She previously had given a statement

that she went to her room and she heard the shot.

This was blatant perjury. Maybe it was.

But your only remedy for this trial is a rigorous cross, Ms. Gamble.

What else can we do?

I'll make a deal with her right now. I'll drop all perjury charges in

for admitting her lie. She's got an out. Well, even if she were to agree to

that, I'm not sure it's in the senator's interest.

Which is why you shouldn't be representing the daughter as well. I

disagree with that either at this point, but the fact is I am, and we have a

situation. The situation is you have an ethical obligation to take the offer to

your client.

We drop the perjury in exchange for her recanting.

Otherwise, she's going to be taken from that courtroom into custody. Not in

front of the jury. She's not. There's no statutory minimum, Bobby. She could get

20 years. That's enough.

You have an offer to take to the girl. If she refuses, your recourse is to try

to impeach her on the stand and then arrest her post -verdict.

You, you, and you.

I want your bar cards by the end of the day.

Excuse me? I'll hold them in escrow.

If it turns out what just happened in there was one of those stunts you people

have become infamous for, you will lose them forever.

That's my promise.

You have just committed a very serious offense.

What? Telling the truth under oath? Oh, that's the truth. That... Eleanor.

I'm willing to plead guilty.

You want to plead guilty now?

Make the deal.

Senator, right now you actually have a shot at acquittal. You want to... Just

it. I'm not going to let my daughter take the fall. Can I talk?

No. I think you've talked enough for one day, Allison.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I probably just gave you reasonable doubt,

so I... You also confessed, Allison.

They might try you for murder.

And I'll just say my confession was a lie to save my father.

If he's acquitted, they can't try him again. He may be safe, but it's a pretty

big risk for you.

And even if you beat murder, they get you on perjury. A 14 -year -old girl

trying to save her daddy.

Something tells me I wouldn't go to jail for too long.

Don't count on it.

Are you really so sure I committed perjury, Mr. Donald?

You're both covering for her.

I want to plead guilty. Let's take a step back. I'm the client here.

I want to plead guilty, conditioned on nothing happens to Allison.

And I get to hold a press conference, not in custody. Those are my terms.

Take it to the DA.

Bobby, can you take Allison and Marsha out the back door?

I'd like to talk to Keith.

Why? I just...

Need a second.

Let's go.

If there is anything you are more committed to than your political career,

your daughter.

If you're taking the rap for you, or have you been taking the fall for her

along?

I instructed you to plead guilty.

Are you going to answer my question?

Make the deal.

Manslaughter? And no charges brought against the daughter on anything.

Plus, he gets to hold a press conference before you take him off. Excuse me?

He wants to make a statement. The question isn't do you think I'm an

how big of an idiot.

Helen. Bobby, this was your plan all along. It was not. If you think I'll

you to use perjury to bolster your bargaining position... That was not our

And I'm offended by your suggestion.

Get out.

Helen. I will not entertain any discussion, Bobby. Helen,

you wait outside for a second.

I don't like this any more than you do, but the fact is they've got reasonable

doubt. When I get done crossing her, there's no... No, we have no

another person taking credit for the crime, a very charismatic and persuasive

defendant. We're in the crapper, and right now you're blinded by anger.

It sucks, no question. We're having our hand forced by perjury. But the

likelihood is, is that this was manslaughter.

He flipped out and he shot the guy, and we would be crazy to walk away from this

deal.

We can't risk a straight acquittal.

We just can't.

I'm going to accept it.

It's absolute madness in the corridor.

The unconfirmed reports are a plea has been reached.

Do we know what it is? Nobody calls.

I'm informed now they're in court. And Judge Finkel is, in fact, being

with the plea.

which I'm now being told is a manslaughter conviction.

Defendant, will please rise.

You understand, Mr. Ellison, that you are pleading guilty to a homicide?

Yes. And by pleading guilty to manslaughter, you are agreeing not to

And that you will serve a sentence not less than six years in state prison?

Yes, Your Honor.

Counsel, you are recommending this agreement to your client?

Your client understands the terms and accepts them?

Yes, Your Honor.

Plea is accepted, so ordered by the court.

Bailiff, take the defendant into custody.

Your Honor, pursuant to the plea, my client gets to make a statement. The

is set up in the corridor.

Security will escort the defendant to the microphones and then into custody.

We are adjourned.

I have

to make my

statement.

We are not at all satisfied with this outcome. We believe this was a second

-degree murder, possibly first. We accepted this plea because we fear the

perjury committed by the daughter could have severely compromised our case.

This is a terrible day.

We just made the best deal we could.

I would certainly agree with Ms. Gamble that this is a terrible day.

For whatever reason, my daughter, Allison, in a misguided effort to

dad, tried to mislead the jury as to what happened that night.

What did in fact happen was exactly as I have maintained.

I thought my wife, Marsha, was under attack and I was in fear for her life.

I only accepted this plea of manslaughter.

Because my conscience cannot permit allowing my daughter to accept any

culpability for this act.

Did I make a mistake?

Absolutely. Is that true, Marsha?

Maybe I've learned something.

You think you're helping Allison.

She's going to end up as another teenage suicide and you know it.

And if she is the shooter, I am going to eventually prove it.

You represent her.

As of now, I don't.

You're her lawyer.

Not anymore.

You really think if Allison did this, I'd stay quiet?

I don't know.

You might not want her life ruined because of an affair you had.

I never had an affair, Eleanor.

Excuse me?

I say this now, client to attorney.

The reason I told you they'd never be able to prove my affair with Jim McNown

because it never happened.

Jim McNown had his affair with Keith.

What?

My husband is gay, Eleanor.

And you know the old saying, two things that'll kill a political career, being

caught with a dead woman or a live boy.

Keith and Jim McNown were in that bed that night.

That's why they found no semen on me.

That's why they found no powder burns on Keith.

And since Helen Gamble had to rule me out as a suspect in order to do the rape

kit, she couldn't trace metal in my hands or test me for potter burns.

You killed him?

That information is sealed up in privilege, Counselor.

There's nothing you can do now but sit on it.

So, at the party... I confronted Jim McNown with the affair.

And when he said he wanted to go public with it, that's when Keith was overheard

saying he wouldn't stand to be humiliated.

You all were so close.

Spouse comes home with daughter, finds spouse in bed with another man, snaps,

shoots.

You just had the wrong spouse in bed.

And the wrong one with the gun.

I'll serve time for that mistake, but I will come out of this stronger.

My commitment to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall never wane.

I'll pay my debt to the society I vowed to fight for, vowed to serve,

and I'll be back to serve it.

I felt your hearts with me during this trying time, and I won't forget your

unflinching support.

And my heart will stay with you.

I will be back.