The battle of experts continued for hours.
Soorin watched it all. Took mental notes.
'Dr. Yoon is convincing. Clinical. Data-driven. Dr. Beom is sympathetic but seems biased.'
Beside her, Daehyun whispered, "This is like watching a boxing match."
"Except the prize is Jiwon's freedom or life sentence."
"Who do you think the jury believes?"
"Dr. Yoon. She's more credible."
"Yeah. That ten million won thing killed Dr. Beom's testimony."
Soorin glanced at Haejin. He wasn't paying attention to the expert testimony. Just staring into space.
'He's still processing. Still trying to make sense of whether Sejin was his father.'
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Late afternoon.
The judge called for a break before the final witness.
The gallery emptied slowly. People stretching. Talking. Processing.
Soorin found Haejin in the hallway. Alone. Staring out a window.
"You okay?"
"No."
"Want to talk?"
