John, prepping for the day of final arguments, gathered his notes from his briefcase, and arranged then carefully. His pen goes in exactly the right spot. A glass of water, to the right, just incase his throat gets dry.
And finally Schmandy, his trusty troll sidekick, gets placed at the top left of the table. Not once since they had become partners had John lost a case. And God willing, today wouldn't be that day either.


