Inside Aster Core's office, Senju was working through a stack of legal papers.
The phones still rang outside, but the new staff were handling them. Senju had moved herself into one corner so she could focus.
The television was on in the room at a low volume.
At first, she was not paying much attention to it.
Then the anchor's voice became sharper.
"The Eshan Verma environmentalist death case is turning into a major scandal," the anchor said. "Several police officers are now suspected to have been involved in hiding the truth. The police department is facing strong public anger over the way this case was handled."
Senju's pen stopped.
She slowly looked toward the screen.
The news channel showed old photos of Eshan Verma, then a shot of police officers walking into a building while reporters shouted questions at them.
The anchor touched one ear as if someone had spoken to him through his earpiece. His face changed slightly before he looked back at the camera.
