Part 8/10:
Justice Subverted
Marie Jackson was arrested, and, within moments of the trial’s inception, the layer of deceit that enveloped her fell thin. The very essence of justification was stripped away, revealing a young woman so enmeshed in her vendetta that she’d put an innocent man’s life in jeopardy. Amidst the approval of a jury, Marie was convicted for perjury, receiving a mere five-year sentence, a slap on the wrist for the havoc she wreaked.
Condensed anger swept through the town—the man whom Marie sought to condemn, Condy Dabney, was exonerated and compensated by the Kentucky government for the injustices he suffered. Marie’s tale spun out of control, encapsulating the very essence of tragedy wrapped in a twisted desire for revenge.