Segment 11.1

No numbers appeared on the machine, even though it had been fed multiple quarters. Shauna Rae loosed a whining gasp and stamped her foot. The thoughtless machine deprived her of the only thing that would make her feel better, a package of her favorite chocolate cookies. She turned to appeal to the clerk at the [...]

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A Late Spring Break

The Shoals staff is taking a collective breather to catch up on work outside the Court. We’ll return in two weeks. Meanwhile, enjoy a re-run!

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Episode Ten Re-Cap

Candy arrives at school to tell her soon-to-be stepdaughters, the Issacson girls, that their father has been injured in a car accident. Petra chases after an escaped patient who has been stealing items (including a wedding band) from one of the residents. Raisa arrives home and finds that Rex has a golden band bearing the [...]

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Segment 10.10

A magazine arced through the air and landed spine up on top of another.
“Sir, if you don’t like our reading material, feel free to watch television and leave it to the others,” the secretary admonished as she scooped up the sprawling periodicals.
On another day, he would have appreciated her choice of an outfit that struggled [...]

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Segment 10.9

“She was like a shadow.”
Peter shivered as if he could feel the damp, icy bite of the very shadow pass through him as he took in the story. The prisoner swept his hand in an arc, his eyes wide. He continued, “Yes, she was just like a shadow. She turned and disappeared right into the [...]

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Segment 10.8

Fumes of some chemical wafted down the stairs and provoked Saffron to wrinkle her nose. She stopped in the midst of mopping the kitchen floor and eyed the side door. Outside, the sun blazed and a light breeze pushed the hanging trumpet flowers around the supports of the metal awning. The promise of fresh air, [...]

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