Once we were seated in his office, King cut right to the chase, “Tell me your story.”
Figuring the first consult was free but that this could wander into retainer territory rather quickly, I gave him the basics about Terri coming to Zanesville, my former relationship with her, meeting with her, what she said when we met, what she wanted me to do and then about her ending up dead, about me being questioned by the OSHP and finally about me being on the hook for murder. I got all of that across in just a few minutes, but I left out most of the details.
When I finished, he leaned forward and said, “I sense a quite few holes in that narration. Just give it all to me. We’ll figure out what’s important and what isn’t later, okay?”
I blew out a hard breath. “Where on earth do you want me to sta
