Sandra Nichols found dead

Summary: A dead body, discovered by a hapless plant thief blithely trespassing in a rural massachusetts wetland, turns out to belong to a woman with a past, name of Sandra nichols. Wrongful death? Murder one? We'll leave that to Jerry Kennedy. Judge Henry Lawler has his own reasons for appointing classmate Jerry Kennedy to try what becomes in time the case of the Estate of Sandra Nichols v. Peter Wade, on behalf of the descendant's three children. An old hand at trying criminal cases, jerry has always studiously avoided civil cases (he's more comfortable with armed robbery, tax evasion, embezzling, bribery, and corruption). But this time Jerry makes an exception for Judge Henry. After all, it's the right thing to do for the orphans. and besides, what are friends for if not to impose on a guy?