On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts convened in its historic Boston chamber for an extraordinary disciplinary session regarding Marcus Vance—Tessa's estranged, disgraced uncle. The vaulted, mahogany-paneled chamber smelled of aged leather, wax, and centuries of Massachusetts common law. Five associate justices sat on the elevated bench beneath the state seal, their black robes formal and severe. Standing before the bar of the court was…
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