An engraved eye with a checkered iris and a square pupil.

ONZE

Seat 12 is empty.

  1. 1CHARGEEleven of them signed it. One of them didn't read it.
  2. 2PRIORSEverything they found was true. None of it was the whole story.
  3. 3LINEUPYou looked straight at me and picked someone else.
  4. 4WITNESSI was there. That was enough for them to look away.
  5. 5CROSSROADSHe was offered a deal at midnight. The road is still going.
  6. 6UNSOUND MINDThey asked where my mind was. I told them the truth.
  7. 7CONTEMPTFined for dancing in the courtroom. Paid in full.
  8. 8OUT OF ORDERRuled out of order. Kept talking.
  9. 9DELIBERATIONThe door is locked from the inside. Nobody leaves until it is said.
  10. 10REASONABLE DOUBTEleven were sure. That was the problem.
  11. 11VERDICTNobody lives forever. The record does.