Dead Men's Shoes Volume 3 Chapter 17 - Commited for Trial

In which the inquiry into Mr. Trenchard’s death resumes with a curious mixture of steadfast testimony and murmurs of suspicion, revealing the intricate dance of witness, witness-stand, and the shadowed corners of Lancaster Lodge. The proceedings swell with quiet drama—a cook’s careful recounting, a butler’s reluctant confession, and a sudden arrest—culminating in a grievous verdict that hangs heavy in the summer air of Redcastle.