Sinead Shabwarhal had only been parked in front of the Municipal Courthouse for a couple of moments, and yet, she was already wary of the glances she received from passerbys. Behind the safety of her sunglasses, she returned them.<br/>She had left their blue Morris in neutral, not expecting to be parked here long and finding comfort in the hum of the motor around her. She did her best to keep the eyes of the court house steps across the road, making an effort to relax as she finally allowed herself to lean back into the seat.<br/><br/>Given the circumstances, Avi Shabwarhal left the meeting satisfied. As he allowed his client to exit ahead of him, he recognized, by the look of the prosecutor's and the officer's faces, that nobody involved in this case had expected the girl to lawyer up on her own. Avi had allowed himself a pleased smile on the way out.<br/>As the pair filtered through the modest courthouse, he went through the conversation in his head, knowing he would be listening to the taping at first given opportunity. Exiting the preparatory meeting, Avi figured they had a good 30% chance of winning the case - something, which he  two weeks prior would have thought impossible.<br/>"We're in a good place," Avi eventually allowed, as he pushed open the front door of the courthouse, allowing Tanis to exit first. "Better than expected."