Authors’ Commentary on “The Adjudication of Hetty Green”

Now, what to do with my protagonist?  Since Fast Eddie had spent his life  getting his clients off, I thought it would be truly hellish, if instead, he  would have to choose what their ultimate destination would be.  All of his  past clients had been guilty well beyond a reasonable doubt, yet he always  found a way to beat the system.  Now, there would be no sliding by on a  technicality. 

At the end of the case, there would be a very final verdict  of damnation.  This time, his difficult client had already been declared  guilty and Fast Eddie would have to figure out what the true crime really  was and match it to the proper punishment.  As in all legal proceedings,  there are numerous interested parties that must be considered, consulted,  and dealt with.  Anyone who has ever wrangled through a legal proceeding  understands what a truly hellish event this can be.

Just to add a little extra damnation to the mix, technology is always a  blessing and a curse.  Hell in the course of its daily business would  certainly use the latest devices as conceived by the twisted mind of the  modern age.  Take a man in full command of his time when the tommy gun is  the major technological advancement and toss him in the hellish environment  of today's computer technology.

All that is left to do is turn Hell loose and let its business fall where it  may, keeping in mind, no matter how good a job Fast Eddie could do or how  well his day went, it was all going to be one damned thing after another.

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