<...there was actually also money involved. The authorities can take or confiscate them, we don't care anymore. But all these people saying bad things about him, that's just not true. We refuse to believe any of that—because that man they're talking shit about? When we found money from the smugglers' truck, he only took like five percent of it and gave the rest to us. He…>
"You did something like that, man…? Wait, how much money are we talking about here?"
The television screen flickered as Grace's testimony continued, her voice steady despite the tremor of emotion beneath it. Adam didn't really do any of those for recognition, not at all. But now, seeing someone come to his defense… he felt a warmth he couldn't really understand.
