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Fiction

The Black Widow Case

Dave Hangman on a crucial lawsuit taking place the day after tomorrow.

“Mrs Portman, we regret to notify you that our company will not be paying the sum insured for your husband’s death,” the suited insurance agent told her, wielding a fake smile behind his rimless glasses.

“What? That’s impossible!” she protested in surprise. “When we took out the accident insurance along with the vehicle, we were assured that it covered with a hefty indemnity in the unlikely event of death or disability. I remember very well that you emphasized that such a case was so extremely unlikely that, precisely for that reason, the indemnity was so high.”

The widow in her thirties wore black.

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