The Cornered Man

"Panic," I said.

"Panic," she confirmed. "Which is good for us in the custody matter. It reads as exactly what it is to any judge with experience, a stall tactic dressed up as concern. But Donovan." Her voice shifted slightly. "I want you to hear this part clearly. A man filing panicked motions is a man who feels cornered. Cornered people don't always behave more carefully. Sometimes they behave l