Marlowe often walked through the towns in which she was running cases, picking up a sense of the locale and those who populated it. Their respect for law, their contempt. Controlled substances of choice. Clothing, from male and female boardroom suits to men’s sleeveless tees. Number of tats and the age of those inked and messages conveyed by the artists’ needles. Lawyers’ offices whose windows featured placards about DUI representation or immigration or divorce or weapons. Soccer versus gridiron versus NASCAR.
