Summary:<\/b>\u00a0Adam finally has to make Dinah happy while the rest of his family get increasingly worried about his behaviour and Hearst makes his first overt move.
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cartwright Saga Series:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Lawyer <\/a><\/span> \n Family Rows<\/strong><\/p>\n Hearst\u2019s deadline loomed over Adam and he knew he couldn\u2019t put things off any longer but he managed to push that to the back of his mind and retreat into the sanity of the law. He spent several hours working in Dick\u2019s room, and then collected a buggy and went to pick Dinah up. He drove her out into the hills, taking care to keep well away from anywhere they might meet up with his family. He had collected a picnic and they found a spot by a small pond where Adam showed her how to fish before they ate. Dinah had never tried it before and was delighted as she caught three trout. Adam expertly gutted them and lighting a fire he cooked them on a stick. Dinah had never known anything quite like it and pronounced the fish delicious, far more so than the fancy French pastries and champagne provided by the hotel. Adam relaxed a little, enjoying showing her some of the wild world that was his home and forgetting what he had planned for later. Dinah found him very different, relaxed in his own environment. She liked him even more but it reminded her that this man was not at all like those she was used to and that she had to take great care if she was to control him.<\/span><\/p>\n Both were slightly loathe to leave the pool but eventually Adam began packing up, it would be dark before they reached town as it was. Dinah laughed, \u201cI\u2019m sure you\u2019re not afraid of the dark!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNo, but neither do I take unnecessary risks. It\u2019s still a wild land Di. Indians, men who live by the gun. Often they prefer the cover of darkness to cover their nefarious plans. I\u2019ve been a target too often to ignore the risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam shrugged, \u201cI\u2019ve been robbed, kidnapped for ransom. It happens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNo to anyone I\u2019ve ever known.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cEngland is civilized, at least the parts you frequent. Nevada isn\u2019t not yet. It\u2019s getting better but we still wear guns as a matter of course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinah had found that hard to accept at first but with most of the men in town wearing guns it had quickly become almost normal. Now she looked at Adam\u2019s gun on his hip as though she hadn\u2019t seen it before. She had been warned about the clever lawyer and engineer, but noone had said anything about his fighting abilities. She asked \u201cAre you any good with that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam smiled, a trifle ruefully, \u201cPassable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cShow me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He laughed \u201cWhat? Fast draw or marksmanship?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou can shoot?\u201d she asked worriedly, expecting that as the owner of a large ranch he would pay other men to do his fighting for him.\u00a0 Adam smiled \u201cYou aren\u2019t in any danger. I\u2019ve won the trophy for marksmanship in town a couple of times.\u201d He looked around and then pointed to a cluster of bright berries on a branch some fifty yards away. \u201cSee those berries?\u201d She nodded and to her amazement Adam drew and fired, seemingly without taking aim and so fast that the berries were falling and Adam\u2019s gun was back in his holster before she\u2019d really seen it move.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinah turned to him, her eyes glowing, \u201cThat was fantastic, can you do it every time?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYeah. We have a large ranch and at times we have had to fight for it. I used to have a reputation as a fast gun, still have I guess, but noone has tried to force a fight on me because of it recently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n She stared at him in near disbelief \u201cYou mean they have before?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam smiled, \u201cIt\u2019s happened. I did warn you that Nevada wasn\u2019t civilized. Come on let\u2019s go back and don\u2019t worry nothing will happen.\u201d He firmly changed the subject and drove her back to town. He paid a small urchin to take the buggy back and led the way up to her room. Still in his normal working clothes, she was very conscious of his gun and he somehow seemed to loom larger, take up more of the room than he had done in his evening clothes. Adam tentatively suggested going to change but she wouldn\u2019t have it. They weren\u2019t going out and she liked him as he was a real man, unlike the playboys she was used to.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam did take his gunbelt off as he invariably did at home and Dinah asked to try the gun. Adam unloaded it first, not risking any accidents and then passed it over to her. She was very surprised at the weight of the gun but liked the feel of cold metal. \u201cWill you teach me to shoot this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam was surprised but agreed willingly enough, \u201cSure but not with my gun, we\u2019ll find a lighter one, better suited for a lady, at the gunsmiths.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinah was thrilled with the idea and hugged him with the abandonment of a child. As she put her face up to be kissed there was nothing childish about the kiss. Adam held her close and decided that there was no time like the present and before he could give into any doubts he picked her up bodily and carried her through to her bed. Dinah made no protests as he began to undress her, she was no hypocrite and she\u2019d made it very obvious on previous nights that this was what she wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam moved slowly caressing her body with his hands and his lips, cutting himself off from his actions, determined not to think. It was almost like a replay of years long ago when he had been the lover of several different women, a gentle kind lover who tried his best to satisfy them, not just himself. By the time he had stripped her naked, Dinah was thoroughly aroused and as she kissed him she pressed her body against his. Adam swiftly took his own clothes off and by cutting himself off from all he loved his body responded to her. Adam took her on the bed, gently at first and then as she became more demanding his body responded and he moved faster and harder against her. As she climaxed he let himself go and she almost purred as she settled next to him but for Dinah that was just the start. Adam\u2019s fears of impotence became irrelevant over the next few hours as Dinah demonstrated her many tricks and wiles, Adam had never known anyone quite like her as she used her mouth, her hands, her whole body to arouse him again and again. He cut himself off totally from all that made him, forgetting wife,\u00a0 children and family, he let himself become no more than an animal with desires to be satisfied. Eventually an unknown time later she lay back satiated, \u201cYou are a wonderful lover. I knew you would be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam held her close trying not to think, just to allow his bodily satisfaction to permeate his being, to reach and reassure her. He had intended spending the night but he knew he had to get away. For a while he just held her close, murmuring all the things lovers were supposed to say, his undying love, his inability to live without her, but his real self seemed to hover over the naked bodies in the bed and was warning him to get away. It was nearly 2 a.m. When Adam eventually pulled away, \u201cI wish I could stay but I must go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cWhy?\u201d she demanded, \u201cDo you care that much about town gossips? I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNo, neither do I. They have been thinking the worst all week and I don\u2019t give a damm. You\u2019re the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. I do care about my family. They\u2019ll accept us in time. You make me happy and that\u2019s all they\u2019ve ever wanted but I have an appointment at the Mint in Carson City at 8 a.m. They\u2019ll expect me to be there and I won\u2019t let them down. I\u2019ll be back this evening, if you want me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n She reached for him again caressing his genitals, \u201cYou know I want you Adam.\u201d She lent over and kissed him and then slithered down his body to lick and suck his penis and testicles, \u201cYou can stay a little longer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam found his body rising to her again and he pulled her up on top of him. His body luxuriating in the sexual intercourse even as his mind tried to disown it. He didn\u2019t know how long it was before he climaxed again but as he rolled away, he got up and went to wash and dress, not daring to remain in close proximity to her.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinah laid back, warm and satisfied, close to purring like a cat as she watched him dress. It was a long time since she had found a lover who satisfied her so completely. Adam had his back to her as he dressed and he\u2019d gained some measure of control. He came back over and kissed her gently, \u201cYou\u2019re quite a woman Dinah!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cCome back soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis evening I promise. We have all the time in the world.\u201d He kissed her again and then went out as though he hadn\u2019t a care in the world. He kept up the act until he\u2019d collected Blackie and was well out of town. Then he had to pull off the road and disappearing into the bushes he was violently sick. It was nearly half an hour later before totally drained he returned to his horse. He had intended to head straight for Carson but he had to talk to someone and he turned Blackie north. The only person he could conceivably talk to was Jess and without help he wasn\u2019t at all sure that he could go on.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam pushed Blackie quite hard and was at Jess\u2019 soon after 4 a.m. he tied the black stallion back up in the trees and slipped into the house using the key Jess had given him. His need was too great to wait for Jess to get up and sure that neither of Jess nor Liza would mind he went into their bedroom. Both were fast asleep and Adam put his hand firmly over Jess\u2019 mouth before shaking his shoulder.<\/span><\/p>\n Jess came awake with a start but at Adam\u2019s murmur \u201cIt\u2019s me Adam. I have to talk, Jess nodded. Adam let him go and Jess slipped out of bed grabbing his clothes and going out of the room without waking Liza. Adam was over by the window but even from the back the tension he felt was all too obvious. Jess dressed rapidly and went over to him, \u201cDo you want coffee?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam shook his head, \u201cJust to talk. I need some fresh air; will you come out, just a few minutes?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSure.\u201d Jess agreed and then worriedly asked \u201cHave you been sick Adam?\u201d The smell was still lingering around his friend.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam nodded slowly, \u201cVery, but I\u2019m okay now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess didn\u2019t really believe that but didn\u2019t push his friend. Adam would talk when he was ready. Jess knew reasonably accurately the time scale Adam was working to and he could make a shrewd guess as to the trouble. He joined Adam walking slowly back into the woods where Adam had left his stallion. At first neither man spoke, then Adam tried to apologize, \u201cI have no right to invade your bedroom Jess I\u2019m sorry but I was desperate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou know I don\u2019t mind, neither would Liza. I told you when this started that if you needed me I\u2019d be around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t talk to Carole, not about this but I had to talk to someone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cLady Dinah.\u201d Jess said, \u201cI assume you took her to bed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He got no answer and forcing Adam to face him he asked, \u201cWhatever\u2019s wrong Adam, couldn\u2019t you make it with her?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam pulled away, not daring to face Jess, \u201cNo quite the opposite. That woman knows tricks I\u2019ve never heard of. I defy any man to remain impotent with her.\u201d Then he had to pull right away and was very sick again.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess left him until the paroxysm had passed and then gave him the canteen from Blackie\u2019s saddle. \u201cHave a drink, wash your face old son, you\u2019ll feel better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam took his advice and then he moved over to a bank and sat down physically and emotionally drained. Jess joined him, not asking questions, but there if Adam needed to talk. Adam buried his face in his hands, \u201cI\u2019ve made love to quite a number of women before my marriage. Since it I\u2019ve never needed or wanted anyone else but Carole. Dinah is something else. She\u2019s insatiable but she knows just how to rouse a man. I didn\u2019t know I could perform so often in one night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess asked very quietly, \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter Adam, did you like it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Adam looked up at that, \u201cI don\u2019t know Jess. My head said I should be revolted, my heart just wasn\u2019t involved, but my body enjoyed it, reacted almost despite me. Oh God I\u2019m so confused.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess put his arm round his friend, \u201cEasy old son. That\u2019s why they brought her, a sensual nymphomaniac.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI thought I could go through the motions and not be touched but ….\u201d Adam got to his feet. \u201cI feel dirty Jess as though I ought to wash. How can I ever touch Carole again after …?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t feel that way after she was raped.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam glared at his friend. \u201cThat was different. She couldn\u2019t help herself. Those men never touched the real person, only her body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIsn\u2019t that what you just said, neither your head nor your heart were involved, just your body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m there by choice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAre you Adam? I thought you were there to prevent any of those you loved being hurt? Just as strong a pressure as Carole had. You\u2019re there because there\u2019s no other way.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam closed his eyes. \u201cI just don\u2019t know Jess.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess pushed him, \u201cAren\u2019t you really scared that you\u2019ll come to like her love making, find your own wife lacking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam\u2019s fists clenched and if he\u2019d been closer he would have hit Jess but as it was he let them fall to his side, \u201cNo!\u201d Then with almost a sob, \u201cI just don\u2019t know Jess. What can I do?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jess moved closer to him again, \u201cFor your own sake, you\u2019d tell your family the truth and fortify the Ponderosa, but with such powerful men as Hearst and Huntingdon involved you won\u2019t do that. You\u2019ll carry on, bedding her as needed, at least able to forget the fear of impotency and once this is all over, you\u2019ll go back to Carole and\u00a0 find in her arms more pleasure, true ecstasy than Dinah can give with all her tricks. Because with Carole your heart is involved and Dinah will never touch that. If your body enjoys, then let it, no harms done and you need the relaxation. Carole said it wasn\u2019t important, I know you told me so. You said the same when she was raped, just believe it now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam stared at his friend, seeing the compassion so clear\u00a0 and for a few minutes he allowed nature to have its way and buried his face in his hands allowing nature to have its way as the tears fell, letting out a little of the strain and tension he had been under over the last weeks. Jess gripped his shoulder in mute sympathy, glad to see Adam giving way. Over the last years on the Ponderosa he\u2019d learnt a lot about what made a real man and knew the value of emotional release.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Slowly Adam regained control and straightened up. \u201cI\u2019m alright now. Thanks Jess.\u201d He offered his hand formally and Jess clasped it, \u201cI told you anytime you needed to blow off steam. I do understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI know and I thank God for it Jess. Without you I\u2019m not sure I could cope, but between us I\u2019ll manage,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHow about that coffee now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSounds good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liza was awake and insisted on getting Adam some food and he relaxed over an early breakfast and then had to leave to head down to Carson City before the men awoke. He made no attempt to say anymore to Jess just giving his friend\u2019s shoulder a squeeze as he went out, a gesture of friendship and of thanks that Jess had no trouble interpreting.<\/span><\/p>\n Adam felt a great deal better for Jess\u2019 commonsense and the chance to talk and he made good time down to Carson City. It didn\u2019t really matter when he arrived at the Mint but he was expecting there at some stage for the three month coinage run from their own mine. Adam headed straight for the Mint and after the compulsory chat with his friends he got down to business. There had been plenty of gossip down in Carson City too but his old friends has mainly discounted it and\u00a0 finding him the same as ever they soon forgot the gossip. Adam made no attempt to put on an act knowing that it was most unlikely any of these men, whom he\u2019d known for years, would come into contact with Hearst or any of his cronies. The only person likely to have any business at the mint was Troy and he wouldn\u2019t demean himself by visiting the mint personally.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam enjoyed the calm and routine of his visit to the mint where for once he could just be himself but he had too much to do to prolong his visit. Once he had collected the coinage he headed home needing an hour of sanity with his wife before going back to town. Carole was glad to see him home but she could see on his face just what had happened. She left the children playing out back and led him into the study. Adam took her in his arms and buried his face in her hair. Carole could feel the tension \u201cAre you alright my love?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYes. I wasn\u2019t earlier but I went round to Jess\u2019 and had a long talk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou could have come home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t darling. I felt dirty and cheap. I needed to talk and that was the one thing I couldn\u2019t talk to you about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou know that I\u2019m behind you every step of the way.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI know and I thought it would be easy, relatively so, but it wasn\u2019t. I love you too much. I know now that I can go through with it and cope, that it won\u2019t affect us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carole held him very close, hoping that he wasn\u2019t fooling himself and feeling slightly guilty that she couldn\u2019t help being pleased that he had found it hard. She was relieved at that and also that now it had happened she could be sure that Adam\u2019s involvement in a purely physical act didn\u2019t worry her. Her husband was still hers in every important way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam couldn\u2019t stay long, now he had the papers from Oliver he needed every spare moment he could get to make himself an expert on land law.<\/span><\/p>\n Adam worked solidly for five hours in Dick\u2019s room and then went for a large brandy in the Bucket O\u2019Blood before going back to the International and Dinah.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinah had reported to Hearst and he had called Troy, Grandison and two of his local hard cases who had been watching Adam, in for a meeting. The watchdogs Levy and Wiley had been keeping an eye on Adam. They had lost sight of him on numerous occasions but weren\u2019t about to admit that to Hearst, who had an unfortunate attitude to men who had failed him. They were able to confirm the amount of time that Adam was spending with Lady Dinah. Once that was done Hearst issued their further orders and dismissed them. None of the men had any doubts that Adam had taken his obvious opportunity even without Dinah\u2019s confirmation. Neither did they have any doubts that Dinah would continue to hold him at least for the crucial few weeks ahead. She came with the highest recommendations, They had picked up enough pointers from other sources to be sure that the distraction was working, the carefully designed legal answer missing the best way of achieving his goal had been very effective. However Hearst was determined to check that Dinah had a real hold over Adam and he decided to make a check. He asked both Troy and Grandison to think about it and come up with a suitable plan.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcy was working in the adjacent room very deliberately and listening into the conversation. She made brief notes but without any details there wasn\u2019t a lot she could do to help. All she could do was warn Margaret and Michelle so they could try and find out more details. Her husband Jeff saw her coming out of the room next to Hearst\u2019s and frowned, \u201cWhat are you doing in there? You look real guilty.\u201d Marcy pushed him quickly into an empty room across the corridor, putting her finger on his lips, \u201cShush!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you up to?\u201d Jeff demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cRepaying a debt. Don\u2019t look so worried, I can\u2019t explain but there\u2019s nothing wrong.\u201d Jeff wasn\u2019t at all sure but as she wouldn\u2019t tell him anymore he had to accept it. Marcy had always been the stronger partner in their marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marcy passed word to Margaret and Michelle and as Liza was in with Jess to collect stores and came for coffee she passed word to them too. There was nothing definite and Jess made the decision not to bother Adam yet, he was already on edge and watchful. Jess didn\u2019t add that he felt Adam had all he could handle just at the minute but he was very sure that it was true.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adam had a better idea what to expect when he went to take Dinah to dinner. She was eager for his loving again but she accepted that he wanted to show her off in public and willingly went down to dine in the main dining room. Adam spun out the meal knowing what would inevitably happen when they went back up to her room, but eventually he had to take her back upstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This time he did stay the night, heading out about five a.m. but only as far as the livery stable where he let himself in and worked solidly until nine before heading back to the ranch.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joe had helped Jos\u00e9 take the cattle up to the high pasture and completed the tour of the ranch that he usually treated himself to on the way home. This year with so much on his mind, particularly his brother\u2019s strange behaviour, the tour didn\u2019t bring the peace it normally did. He was glad to be going home, at least he\u2019d be able to talk things over with his father and noone knew Adam better than Pa. It was late Tuesday afternoon before Joe got home and his father was still out having gone to check the planting on the bottom land.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joe had coffee and asked Hop Sing to prepare him a bath as he was stiff and filthy. Hop Sing was pleased to see him and willingly did so before preparing a meal for Joe and his father. Joe needed to talk things over with his father before going home. He couldn\u2019t help worrying about Adam but didn\u2019t want to inflict too much of it on Nita, hating the idea of her thinking badly about his brother again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By the time Joe was dressed Ben was back and pleased to see his youngest son. Neither man wanted to start on the subject closest to their hearts and they ate dinner discussing work. After the meal Ben poured more coffee and went over to the fire, \u201cRight Little Joe time we talked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Homecoming<\/a><\/span>
\nHome to Stay<\/a><\/span>
\nHoneymoon and Arguments<\/a><\/span>
\nJoe and Marie<\/a><\/span>
\nAdam and Carole<\/a><\/span>
\nA European Trip<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Aftermath<\/a><\/span>
\nA Busy Summer<\/a><\/span>
\nA Tree Falls<\/a><\/span>
\nSan Fracisco Trip<\/a><\/span>
\nA Stranger from the Past<\/a><\/span>
\nA Sense of Blame<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Medicine Man<\/a><\/span>
\nCourtship and Cattle Drives<\/a><\/span>
\nAngels with Red Hair?<\/a><\/span>
\nThieves and Murderers<\/a><\/span>
\nPipeline Problems<\/a><\/span>
\nGuests for Christmas<\/a><\/span>
\nA Turbulent Preacher<\/a><\/span>
\nJoe and Nita<\/a><\/span>
\nBen and Beth<\/a><\/span>
\nBanks, Pipelines, and Railroads<\/a><\/span>
\nLost<\/a><\/span>
\nA New Operation<\/a><\/span>
\nA Slow Recovery<\/a><\/span>
\nCelebrations<\/a><\/span>
\nForest Fire<\/a><\/span>
\nA Premature Birth<\/a>
\n<\/span>The Bank of California<\/a>
\nTrail Drive<\/a><\/span>
\nRobbery and Assault<\/a><\/span>
\nVirginia City on Fire<\/a><\/span>
\nRebuilding Virginia City<\/a><\/span>
\nCatching Up<\/a><\/span>
\nChristenings, Commissions, and Christmas<\/a><\/span>
\nWinter Ills<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #2 \u2013 Advance Warning<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #3 – Family Row #1<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #4 \u2013 Family Row #2<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #5 \u2013 Family Row #3<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #6 \u2013 The Spanish Land Grant #1<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #7 \u2013 The Spanish Land Grant #2 – Court Hearing<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Lawyer #8 \u2013 The Spanish Land Grant #3 – Knight Errant<\/a>
\nThe Lawyer #9 – The Spanish Land Grant #4 – The Long Journey Home<\/a>
\nThe Lawyer #10 – The Spanish Land Grant #5 – Troy’s Last Stand<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n