12130 Million Years Later, In CourtIt was an unusually warm afternoon for mid-April in the mountains of western Pennsylvania, and the heat was rising fast in the Tucker County courthouse. The combined body heat of two hundred or so spectators was filling the vast space of the main courtroom, forcing people to take off jackets, roll up sleeves, and fan themselves with newspapers.
For his part, Simon was sweating as he watched Shaw in action on the witness stand...but Shaw was sweating more. His rough, florid face had a sheen, and his dark hair stuck to his scalp as he answered questions from his attorney, Swope.
Jowls swaying, Swope placed a hand on the edge of the witness stand. Strangely, as overweight as he was, Simon couldn't see a drop of sweat on him. "Would you say, Mr. Shaw, t
