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1. PlotAnalysis
If Marty Shermanwasknownfor anythingitwasthat no one couldevertell if anythinghe saidwastrue.
His businessisblackmail,andhisdeceptionsdetailedandconvincing.Havinggrownupinan elite
countryclub community,Martycollectedthe dirtfromhisacquaintencesforhalf of hislife,andthen
useditto create a fertile andresiduallyactive businessof harvestingthe messiestliesof the world’srich
and famous,callingtheirbluff.Littledidhe know whenhe messedwithJudge ThomasRileythathis
worldcouldbecome soentangledinthe webthatthe Judge’sdeceptionshadcreated.Asseriesof cases
passedonthroughoutintentionallycoercedfalseandsimplybadjudgementshadbuiltupoverthe
Judge’sseencase history.The dangerousresidue wasasedimentof dirtthatMarty didnot initially
notice at it’score for itsdangerousmobaffiliations.The tiestothese casesranthroughthe veryheart
and bedrockof the citiesmostpowerful mafiafamiliesinaverydirectandvolatile way.Bythe time he
realizesthe pandorasbox he hasopened,the onlythinghe hasleftisa messof goodliesandtheir
powerful ties.