Afosua left the courthouse as soon as the recess was announced and went back to her office. She prayed that Mr. Boakye would be out when she arrived. Someone must have been listening in the heavens; only Gertrude and Mark Phillips were in the office when she pulled in. “Hey Gertrude,” she said breathlessly. “Where is Mark?” Gertrude pointed towards to break room without looking up from her computer screen. She had been sullen and sulking since they returned from …