Presumed Innocent

A detailed Summary of Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow writes an engrossing book based on love, obsession, and the legal system. In the beginning the protagonist character, Rusty Sabich, a District Prosecuting Attorney (P.A.) begins the story in first person speaking about what is expected of him as a P.A. His voice gives reason that he is unhappy and lacks faith in the legal system. Rusty has been accused of a horrible crime, rape and murder. Turow's story depicts a typical situation of a person being set up. The ending will ravish your outlook on love and infidelity.

Rusty speaks of his sorrow for a peer who has been raped and murdered. Her name is Carolyn Polhemus. She was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Kindle County. She was known to excel in her job of prosecuting rapist and her reputation became that of a slut. Raymond Horgan, the acting P.A. and Rusty Sabichs' boss asks him personally to investigate her murder. Rusty and his co-worker, Lipranzer "Lip", talk over the case and decide that it would be best to start with the men that Carolyn had put behind bars. This inquiry led them to a missing file, dubbed the "B" file, meaning bribery. The "B" file becomes a crucial twist to the plot.

Rusty is judged as a hero and Stern as a wonderful attorney. After sometime life begins to return to normal for Rusty, except his work. He finds it hard to go back and face the people who did not believe in him. During his period of adjustment, Rusty starts the project of fixing the broken fence at he and Barbara's home. He retrieves a tool and finds it has blood and a blonde hair dried up on it. This tool matches the description of the tool used in Carolyns's murder. He goes to the basement and washes the blood from the tool as Barbara looks on.

Rusty and Barbara agree to split up, but not divorce. Yes, Rusty was obsessed with Carolyn and yes, Rusty neglected and betrayed his wife, but he did not realize that his selfishness would lead to such a raw act of violence. His infidelity lead to the fantasy of a woman taking out the "other" woman who stole her husbands mind, body and soul. Rusty thought about it over and over again. He pieced it together and discovered that Barbara Sabich murdered Carolyn Polhemus.

The fingerprint report is back and the prints belong to Rusty. There several phone calls from Rusty's home to Carolyn's home. Lip also told him that the pathology results lead to type A blood and type A semen and that the person was sterile. Rusty made the comment that he is type A and Lip said that he thought about that; however, Rusty has a son. The evidence against Rusty is taking a huge toll on the election of Rusty's boss, Raymond Horgan. Raymond Horgan, a knoble man, looses the election to a man who used to work him, Nicco Della Guardia, an unfare, dirty player. Rusty's house is searched and tests are performed on carpet and coat fibers. Rusty's wife is surprisingly very strong and supportive for Rusty. Shortly after the results come in Rusty is arrested for the rape and murder of Carolyn Polhemus. He hires the best and most expensive Defense Attorney in town, Sandy Stern. In the mean time, Lip has found that the "B" file leads to a criminal named Leon who had Carolyn as a probation officer. Raymond finds out about Rusty's affair with Carolyn and Rusty finds out about Raymond's affair with Carolyn. Rusty is stunned and Raymond is pissed-off. Rusty, being Raymonds right-hand-

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Approximate Word count = 1502
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

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