The Sheldonian mirarilusistan, greatest of the religious ornaments of Westport, the western quarter of the city of Lexis.
Burnt down by arson, blamed on Panjalo, who is acquitted.
Panjalo Pantaline Jubiladilia was accused of having set fire to the Sheldonian mirarilusistan, greatest of the religious ornaments of Westport, the western quarter of the city of Lexis. Panjalo did not enjoy the trial one little bit and neither did Heineman - but Atlanta was almost exhilarated. The high theatricality of the trial appealed to her greatly. It helped take away the long-lingering aftertaste of her legal apprenticeship, which had largely been spent representing unfortunate fishermen who had fallen foul of the government's licensing laws.
The trial was held in front of Judge Metatron, who was apparently immortal. He was 101 years old, and at dawn every day he went running with his wolfhound on the pearlsands of Eastbeach. He had just married his fifth wife, a schoolgirl who was 16 years of age, and who was alleged to have been impregnated by him some two months before their marriage. [NoP Ch7]