Greetings!   

When you spend time hearing Judy talk about the dog she is raising and watch her give him commands and affection; when she speaks of her daughter and their great affection for each other; when you walk to the chip and pop vendors across the room with her as though it was the most normal thing to do on this Wednesday afternoon; when you observe her interactions with her lawyer and you observe what good friends they have become;   

Well, it becomes easy to want to gloss over the "bad" that happened that day of the Brinks Robbery.  You want to find ways to excuse Judy and to focus on the good that is present...and well you might...and well you should... except that the bad is worse than I already told you.  

And I can't introduce you to Judy without talking about this...because this is a big part of what Judy carries with her through life.   

While Judy never held a gun, she was a part of a scheme that ended up killing 4 people.  These 4 people weren't just random people.  They were people who had children, wives, mothers and fathers and friends.  Children grew up without their fathers; wives without their husbands; fathers and mothers and friends without their beloved...who would never be replaced by another.  The holes in their heart were big and long lasting...and the un-remorseful Judy left the courtroom arrogant and unfeeling, adding to the deep grief of those watching her being taken away. She didn't even seem to care that these beloved men, had died, senselessly, tragically.   

After a plot to escape prison,  

discovery,  

and two years in solitary confinement,  

Judy begins to experience

the stirrings

of something new.    

 Until Sunday

Sharon