12: Both sides make their closing arguments, but an act of God gives one side an advantage. Afterwards, Melanie agonizes while the jury deliberates. The verdict is read and Melanie is sentenced, will she be shown any mercy? Also, we discover that Joe may have had personal reasons to rush things along…

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• Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg 
  
• Produced by James Varga* Written by Meghan Sacks
  
• Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios
  
• Music and underscore by Dessert Media
  
• Legal Counsel: Barry Janay
  
• Special thanks to Alan Tockerman 
  
• Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0
  

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