crime in Osage County.”
White could not anticipate the bitter, sensational legal battle
that was about to ensue—one that would be debated in the U.S.
Supreme Court and would nearly destroy his career. Still, hoping
to tie up the case as neatly and quickly as possible, he made one
last attempt to persuade Hale to confess. “We don’t think you
want to expose [your family] to a long trial and all its sordid
testimony, the shame and embarrassment,” White said.
Hale stared at White with gleeful zeal. “I’ll fight it,” he said.