Director Mitchell watched everything through the security screen.
Something had changed.
Less than an hour later, he made a decision that could have ruined his entire career. He called the Texas Attorney General’s office and requested a 72-hour stay of execution.
“What new evidence?” the voice on the other end of the line asked.
Mitchell stared at the image of Emily’s face on the screen.
“A little girl witnessed something,” he said quietly. And I think we convicted the wrong man.
200 miles away, on the outskirts of Dallas, Margaret Hayes, a 68-year-old retired defense attorney, nearly dropped her coffee when she heard the news.
Earlier in her career, she had failed to save an innocent person, a mistake that haunted her for decades.
And when she saw Daniel Foster’s eyes on television, she immediately recognized the same expression.
A few hours later, Margaret began examining the case file of the murder of Daniel’s wife, which had occurred five years earlier.
