Whoever said war is hell had never engaged in a battle of wits on a high-profile court case.Winning was necessary for the future health and welfare of her client and done at all costs, even if it meant at times she had to teeter precariously on the edge of the scales of justice.

Liberty had checked and double checked her defenses. She had all of her witnesses lined up, her experts on call, her staff ready to respond at a moment's notice, and her opening speech down ...