When the officer heard Joy Dalton, it was as if he were listening to a joke. "A personal lawyer? Elder Owen's apprentice? You can forget all about that. The police have been notified by Mr. Timothy Sterling himself that the Sterling Family will not be appointing any lawyer for you. So just give up on that idea!"
Seeing Joy Dalton's stunned expression, the officer continued, "I don't know what you were thinking. The Sterling Family is the victim, so why would they appoint a lawyer for the suspect? You drove away the legal aid attorney, and you already said you didn't want a government-appointed one. That means from now on, you won't have a lawyer. Forfeiting your right to a defense like this is fine, really. It saves us and the prosecutor's office a lot of trouble. I honestly wish we had more suspects like you. It would make trials go a lot faster."
