The jury was ready after 42 hours of deliverations that followed 71 days of trial that included 530 hours of testimony from four dozen Witnesses and after a lifetime of sitting silently as a the lawyer haggled and the judge lectured and The Spectators watch like Hawks were telltale signs the jury was all ready locked away in the Jury Room secluded and secured 10 of them proudly sign their names to the verdict the other two pouted in there Corners detached and miserable in their decision there were hugs and smiles and no small measure of self-congratulations because they had survived this little war and could now March proudly back onto the arena with the decision they had rescued through sheer determination and the Dodge pursuit of compromise they're ordeal was over their civic duty complete they had served above and beyond and they were ready