Ortega received an additional sentence for trying to bribe the prison administration.
The victim families received full compensation. Many of them remained friends with Emily, grateful for her help. On her birthday, Max Morales came with his wife, Solidad Castro, with her children. They had become not just acquaintances, but true friends.
“You saved our family,” Max’s mother said. “If it were not for you, we would have lost the house our grandmother left us.”
“I was just defending myself,” Emily replied. “And helping others was something that came up.”
Mr. Roth was also a frequent visitor. They were united not only by a professional friendship, but a personal one.
“Emily, you changed my life,” he confessed once. “Working on your case showed me that law can be not just a business but a service to justice.”
“And what has changed?”
“Now I take cases not only from wealthy clients. I help simple people who have been victims of scammers.”
“That is wonderful. It means our story has brought something good not just to our family.”
From time to time, Colonel Black called Emily asking about the family.
“How are you, Emily?” he would ask.