Carlo Rienzi, an attorney with no prior mission or court case, had never been tested. He was fearful and apprehensive, because he had never been challenged in his chosen profession. He did not want the trial that would test his will and challenge his skill, but he knew it must eventually come. When the case came, it seemed an impossible task for him. A young woman had shot the mayor of a small village without provocation, at least so it seemed on the surface. Carlo was assigned by the court as the woman's legal defense. Everything seemed to be against him; the evidence was overwhelming. The people in the town had loved their mayor; they could see no reason why he should be killed. The whole town was against Carlo and his client. Although it was the woman who faced the jury, the trial for C…