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2021-03-18 // 06:30

Ch. 04 // March 2021, three days after Samira's funeral prayer

Ch. 04 // For a Case

Omar Prays His Last Dawn Prayer

Omar Haddad Khalil Haddad Samira Haddad The Schaefer Road Mosque Fajr

Khalil leads Samira's funeral prayer at Schaefer Road; Omar stands at his shoulder.

2026-07-03 // 12:00

Ch. 06 // about a week after the will reading

Ch. 06 // Only Sure

Danny's Voice Begins on Ford Road

Danny Saleh The Voice Danny Hears Marwan's Will Sami Saleh Dearborn

In his delivery van on Ford Road, a box for a dentist's office on board, Danny hears "He's got your father's house."

2026-08-15 // 12:00

Ch. 09 // August, with a return visit in October

Ch. 09 // The Good Son's House

Sami Brings a Man to Measure the House

Sami Saleh Amal Saleh The Saleh House Marwan's Will

Sami brings a man with a laser to measure the rooms, saying it is for the insurance.

2026-10-10 // 14:00

Ch. 03 // October, two readings two weeks apart

Ch. 03 // Ring Light

Farran Reads Over Danny at the Clinic

Nabil Farran Danny Saleh Amal Saleh Sami Saleh Farran's Clinic Ruqyah Ayat al-Kursi The Voice Danny Hears

Amal brings Danny; he stands by the door and won't take the chair.

2026-12-14 // 21:47

Ch. 07 // page 212 of the extraction report

Ch. 07 // Nothing of Evidentiary Value

Danny Texts Rami About the House

Danny Saleh Rami Sami Saleh The December Text

Danny texts Rami: "if sami was gone the house comes to mom and me."

2027-01-03 // 01:58

Ch. 07 // page 231 of the extraction report

Ch. 07 // Nothing of Evidentiary Value

Danny Searches How Long a Stab Wound Takes to Kill

Danny Saleh The January Search

Danny searches executor sales and transfers, then at 2:06 "how long for a stab wound to kill."

2027-01-09 // 23:37

Ch. 19 // minutes before the killing, told at the jail

Ch. 19 // Put It Back

Danny Puts the Knife Back

Danny Saleh Sami Saleh The Knife The Knife Drawer The Voice Danny Hears The Saleh House

Sami makes tea at the stove with his back turned; Danny opens the drawer and takes the knife.

2027-01-09 // 23:40

Ch. 01 // Saturday night, from the incident report

Ch. 01 // Then You Know

Danny Kills Sami in the Kitchen

Danny Saleh Sami Saleh The Knife The Knife Drawer The Saleh House The Voice Danny Hears The Dispatcher The 911 Recording The Patrol Officer

Danny stabs Sami once below the left collarbone with a knife from the drawer by the sink.

2027-01-10 // 07:00

Ch. 01 // Sunday morning at the defender's office

Ch. 01 // Then You Know

Omar Draws the File and Hears the Call

Omar Haddad Danny Saleh The 911 Recording The Defender's Office The Finished Thought The Michigan Avenue Bar

Omar takes the top folder from the overnight stack: open murder, victim the defendant's brother.

2027-01-10 // 11:30

Ch. 01 // Sunday arraignment, then the holding cell

Ch. 01 // Then You Know

Danny Says It Again at the Arraignment

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline The Magistrate 19th District Court The Voice Danny Hears The Finished Thought

Over Omar's objection Danny tells the magistrate "It told me to" and asks for it to be written down.

2027-01-14 // 10:30

Ch. 02 // Thursday morning at the Saleh house

Ch. 02 // The Drawer by the Sink

Tess Measures the Drawer to the Stove

Omar Haddad Tess Okafor The Knife Drawer The Saleh House Marwan Saleh Sami Saleh

Tess reports the house in probate, Sami named personal representative of Marwan's estate.

2027-01-14 // 11:15

Ch. 02 // in the front room after tea

Ch. 02 // The Drawer by the Sink

Amal Hands Omar Farran's Card

Amal Saleh Omar Haddad Danny Saleh Nabil Farran Farran's Card Sami's Photographs The Voice Danny Hears The Saleh House

Amal brings Danny's photographs out beside Sami's and asks Omar to save the son she has left.

2027-01-20 // 12:00

Ch. 03 // Wednesday the twentieth, Clinton Street

Ch. 03 // Ring Light

Farran Films Danny in the Jail

Nabil Farran Danny Saleh The Deputy The Jail Video Wayne County Jail Ayat al-Kursi Possession

Farran visits Danny as his spiritual adviser at Amal's request.

2027-01-22 // 09:30

Ch. 03 // Friday morning at the clinic

Ch. 03 // Ring Light

Farran Plays Omar the Jail Video

Omar Haddad Nabil Farran Danny Saleh The Clinic Assistant Farran's Clinic The Jail Video Possession The Finished Thought

Farran offers to testify under oath that the thing inside Danny killed Sami.

2027-01-24 // 16:10

Ch. 04 // Sunday, between the afternoon and sunset prayers

Ch. 04 // For a Case

Khalil Answers Omar About Jinn

Omar Haddad Khalil Haddad Danny Saleh The Schaefer Road Mosque Qareen Possession The Finished Thought

Omar comes in after a year away, "for the case."

2027-01-24 // 17:25

Ch. 04 // at the shoe bench before the sunset call

Ch. 04 // For a Case

Khalil Warns Omar at the Door

Khalil Haddad Omar Haddad Nabil Farran The Schaefer Road Mosque Samira Haddad

Khalil knows Omar saw Farran; says only "Farran talks."

2027-01-28 // 11:00

Ch. 05 // Thursday, the preliminary examination

Ch. 05 // Unindexed

Danny Is Bound Over to Judge Moss

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Detective Brandt Harlan Moss The Discovery Drive The Extraction Report 19th District Court

A forty-minute examination: Brandt alone for the People; Omar cross-examines for six.

2027-01-29 // 22:00

Ch. 05 // Friday night, pouring the rye

Ch. 05 // Unindexed

Omar Hears a Thought Arrive Finished

Omar Haddad The Finished Thought Omar's Flat Legal Insanity Nabil Farran

As the rye hits the ice: "You could win this. Nobody else could."

2027-01-30 // 02:30

Ch. 05 // half past two, Saturday morning

Ch. 05 // Unindexed

Omar Finds the Unlisted Extraction Report

Omar Haddad The Discovery Drive The Extraction Report Rebecca Kline Danny Saleh Omar's Flat

Omar counts thirty-two files on the drive against thirty-one on Kline's cover letter.

2027-02-02 // 11:00

Ch. 06 // defence psychiatric evaluation

Ch. 06 // Only Sure

Adler Interviews Danny at the Jail

Omar Haddad Ruth Adler Danny Saleh The Deputy The Voice Danny Hears The Knife Drawer The Finished Thought Wayne County Jail

Danny tells Adler the voice began after the will, sounded like him "only sure," and spoke of the drawer only on 9 January.

2027-02-02 // 13:20

Ch. 06 // in Omar's car on Clinton Street

Ch. 06 // Only Sure

Adler Says Danny Is Not Lying

Ruth Adler Omar Haddad Danny Saleh The Voice Danny Hears Legal Insanity Wayne County Jail

After two hours of testing, Adler reports no thought disorder, no history and no faking.

2027-02-04 // 19:00

Ch. 07 // over shawarma in the conference room

Ch. 07 // Nothing of Evidentiary Value

Tess Shows Omar Pages 212 and 231

Tess Okafor Omar Haddad The Extraction Report The December Text The January Search Detective Brandt The Voice Danny Hears Danny Saleh The Defender's Office

Tess shows Detective Brandt's one-line entry, then reads the December text and the January search.

2027-02-04 // 21:00

Ch. 08 // alone in his office after Tess leaves

Ch. 08 // Every Word True

Omar Puts the Printouts in the Desk Drawer

Omar Haddad The Desk Drawer The December Text The January Search The Finished Thought Ruth Adler Rebecca Kline Danny Saleh The Defender's Office

Sober, Omar runs his duties past a calm inner voice that cites only true rules.

2027-02-05 // 08:00

Ch. 08 // Friday morning at Tess's desk

Ch. 08 // Every Word True

Omar Tells Tess to Hold the Memo

Omar Haddad Tess Okafor Tess's Memo Ruth Adler The Defender's Office

Tess has the memo printed and the email to Adler ready.

2027-03-14 // 14:00

Ch. 09 // witness preparation at the kitchen table

Ch. 09 // The Good Son's House

Omar Steers Amal Away from the Will

Omar Haddad Amal Saleh Danny Saleh Marwan's Will The Voice Danny Hears The Finished Thought Nabil Farran The Saleh House

Amal describes the summer: night talking behind Danny's door, the wall, the rug he walked round.

2027-03-14 // 15:30

Ch. 09 // at the sink, as Omar puts on his coat

Ch. 09 // The Good Son's House

Amal Says Sami Took the House

Amal Saleh Omar Haddad Sami Saleh The Saleh House The Knife Drawer Danny Saleh

Hip against the drawer by the sink, Amal says Sami took the house and was going to sell it under her.

2027-03-16 // 09:45

Ch. 10 // final pretrial, then the corridor

Ch. 10 // Twenty-Five to Forty

Kline Offers Twenty-Five to Forty

Rebecca Kline Omar Haddad Harlan Moss The Plea Offer The Insanity Notice Danny Saleh Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Moss holds 19 April and sets Friday as the last day for the notice.

2027-03-16 // 14:00

Ch. 10 // attorney room, same day

Ch. 10 // Twenty-Five to Forty

Danny Refuses the Offer

Omar Haddad Danny Saleh The Plea Offer The January Search The Finished Thought Wayne County Jail

Omar explains the offer, premeditation and life without parole, and leaves out the January search.

2027-03-19 // 16:40

Ch. 10 // twenty minutes before the offer lapses

Ch. 10 // Twenty-Five to Forty

Omar Files the Insanity Notice

Omar Haddad Tess Okafor The Insanity Notice Legal Insanity Ruth Adler Amal Saleh Nabil Farran The Plea Offer Danny Saleh Rebecca Kline

With Tess reading over his shoulder, Omar files notice of an insanity defence listing Adler, Amal and Sheikh Nabil Farran.

2027-03-19 // 20:30

Ch. 11 // the night the notice is filed

Ch. 11 // Last Call

Omar Drinks with the Stranger

Omar Haddad The Stranger The Michigan Avenue Bar The Schaefer Road Mosque The Finished Thought Dearborn

Omar signals for Schaefer Road, cancels, and stops at a bar on Michigan Avenue instead.

2027-03-20 // 04:02

Ch. 11 // on the floor of the flat

Ch. 11 // Last Call

Omar Wakes to the Call to Prayer

Omar Haddad Samira Haddad The Prayer App Adhan The Finished Thought Omar's Flat

Omar wakes on his floor in his coat with no memory of the drive.

2027-04-19 // 09:10

Ch. 12 // the panel comes up

Ch. 12 // A Voice Like Your Own

The Trial Opens

Omar Haddad Danny Saleh Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Amal Saleh Tess Okafor The Clerk Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Sixty-two people on the panel come up behind a deputy at ten past nine.

2027-04-19 // 11:20

Ch. 12 // sidebar during voir dire

Ch. 12 // A Voice Like Your Own

Moss Allows the Voice Question

Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss The Clerk The Finished Thought Legal Insanity Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Omar asks the box whether anyone has heard a voice in their head that sounded exactly like their own.

2027-04-19 // 11:35

Ch. 12 // the round of answers

Ch. 12 // A Voice Like Your Own

Juror Nine Says Everybody Has

Omar Haddad Danny Saleh Juror One Juror Four Juror Six Juror Nine The Finished Thought Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Seat one jokes, seat four admits her voice is meaner than she is, seat six says never.

2027-04-20 // 09:15

Ch. 13 // before any witness

Ch. 13 // Chain of Custody

The Jury Hears the 911 Call

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss The Dispatcher Juror Four Juror Nine The 911 Recording The Voice Danny Hears Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline plays the call first; Danny gives the address and says his brother is on the kitchen floor.

2027-04-20 // 15:40

Ch. 13 // Omar's cross of the officer in charge

Ch. 13 // Chain of Custody

Brandt Says the Voice Sounded Like Danny

Omar Haddad Detective Brandt Rebecca Kline Danny Saleh Juror Nine The Voice Danny Hears The Finished Thought The Extraction Report Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Brandt agrees Danny used "it" nine times and says Danny told him it sounded like him.

2027-04-20 // 16:45

Ch. 13 // after the jury leaves

Ch. 13 // Chain of Custody

Kline Adds a Rebuttal Examiner

Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Omar Haddad Tess Okafor The Examiner The Extraction Report Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline moves to add a rebuttal witness to read Danny's phone.

2027-04-22 // 10:20

Ch. 14 // Thursday morning

Ch. 14 // The Son She Has Left

The People Rest and the Motion Fails

Rebecca Kline Omar Haddad Harlan Moss Danny Saleh Legal Insanity Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline rests after four days and nine witnesses.

2027-04-22 // 11:40

Ch. 14 // after the opening

Ch. 14 // The Son She Has Left

Amal Testifies to Danny's Summer

Amal Saleh Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Danny Saleh Marwan Saleh Juror Nine Juror Four Marwan's Will The Voice Danny Hears The Finished Thought Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Omar opens on the year before the knife and the voice that never stopped.

2027-04-22 // 15:30

Ch. 14 // Kline's cross of Amal

Ch. 14 // The Son She Has Left

Kline Asks Who Inherited the House

Rebecca Kline Amal Saleh Omar Haddad Danny Saleh Marwan's Will The Saleh House Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline asks Amal one question: who inherited the house.

2027-04-22 // 15:35

Ch. 15 // end of Thursday, told the next morning

Ch. 15 // Over Objection

Amal Names Sami as the Heir

Amal Saleh Sami Saleh Omar Haddad Harlan Moss Danny Saleh Marwan's Will The Saleh House Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Amal looks at Omar a long minute, then says Sami's name; Moss has her repeat it.

2027-04-23 // 13:45

Ch. 15 // after lunch

Ch. 15 // Over Objection

The Jail Video Is Played

Nabil Farran Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Danny Saleh Amal Saleh Juror Four Juror One The Deputy The Jail Video Possession Ruqyah Wayne County Jail Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline objects on foundation and prejudice; Moss admits the video with a limiting instruction.

2027-04-23 // 15:20

Ch. 15 // as Farran steps down

Ch. 15 // Over Objection

Danny Says Farran Is Lying

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Nabil Farran The Jail Video The Finished Thought The Desk Drawer Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Farran bows to the defence table on his way down.

2027-04-25 // 20:00

Ch. 16 // Sunday evening at the flat

Ch. 16 // The Passenger Seat

Tess Says She Will Answer

Tess Okafor Omar Haddad Ruth Adler Danny Saleh The Extraction Report Omar's Flat

Tess brings Adler's binder and says Kline's examiner has had the extraction since Wednesday.

2027-04-25 // 20:45

Ch. 16 // alone with a drink after Tess leaves

Ch. 16 // The Passenger Seat

Omar Writes the Three-Line Plan

Omar Haddad The Three-Line Plan The Finished Thought Ruth Adler Danny Saleh Omar's Flat

The plan arrives whole in Omar's voice: summer before December, Danny off the stand, mistrial if the texts come in.

2027-04-25 // 22:14

Ch. 16 // after the night prayer on Schaefer Road

Ch. 16 // The Passenger Seat

Khalil Sits in the Passenger Seat

Omar Haddad Khalil Haddad The Schaefer Road Mosque The Three-Line Plan The Finished Thought

Omar watches the night prayer from his car and hears his father's recitation.

2027-04-26 // 09:00

Ch. 17 // Monday morning, defence expert

Ch. 17 // Anything Relevant

Adler Will Not Date the Voice

Ruth Adler Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Danny Saleh The Voice Danny Hears Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Adler reports a voice from the summer by Danny's account and won't date it further.

2027-04-26 // 11:00

Ch. 17 // jury out, before the defence rests

Ch. 17 // Anything Relevant

Danny Gives Up the Stand

Danny Saleh Harlan Moss Omar Haddad Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Moss asks Danny on the record whether the choice to testify is his.

2027-04-26 // 15:00

Ch. 17 // People's rebuttal, then the bench

Ch. 17 // Anything Relevant

The Examiner Reads the Texts

The Examiner Rebecca Kline Omar Haddad Harlan Moss Danny Saleh Juror Nine The December Text The January Search The Extraction Report The Finished Thought Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

The examiner reads the 14 December text to Rami and the 3 January search to the jury.

2027-04-26 // 15:15

Ch. 18 // Moss's chambers

Ch. 18 // A Perfectly Good Argument

Kline Lays Down the Drive Receipt

Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Omar Haddad The Discovery Drive The Extraction Report Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Kline puts the drive's file list and Omar's initialled 28 January receipt on Moss's blotter.

2027-04-26 // 15:25

Ch. 18 // chambers, mid-argument

Ch. 18 // A Perfectly Good Argument

Omar Withdraws the Motion and Admits the Hold

Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Harlan Moss Tess Okafor Ruth Adler The Finished Thought The Plea Offer The Extraction Report Frank Murphy Hall of Justice Danny Saleh

Omar stops halfway through his argument, hearing in it the surer voice Adler described.

2027-04-26 // 21:15

Ch. 19 // night visit, Clinton Street

Ch. 19 // Put It Back

Omar Tells Danny Everything

Omar Haddad Danny Saleh Tess Okafor Ruth Adler Nabil Farran The Plea Offer The Finished Thought Wayne County Jail

Omar tells Danny the drive, the texts, the drawer, the hold, the email to Adler and why he said not to testify.

2027-04-26 // 21:50

Ch. 19 // after the long silence

Ch. 19 // Put It Back

Danny Asks to Tell the Judge

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Amal Saleh Sami Saleh The Voice Danny Hears The Plea Offer Wayne County Jail

Danny asks to tell the judge himself, with Mama in the room.

2027-05-14 // 10:00

Ch. 20 // Friday, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Ch. 20 // By the Shoe Rack

Danny Pleads Guilty

Danny Saleh Omar Haddad Harlan Moss Rebecca Kline Amal Saleh Tess Okafor Sami Saleh Marwan Saleh Nabil Farran The Insanity Notice The Plea Offer The December Text The Voice Danny Hears The Knife The Knife Drawer Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Omar withdraws the insanity notice; Danny confirms he keeps Omar after independent advice.

2027-05-14 // 10:40

Ch. 20 // after the plea, then at the lifts

Ch. 20 // By the Shoe Rack

Moss Refers Omar to the Grievance Commission

Harlan Moss Omar Haddad Rebecca Kline Amal Saleh Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

Moss discharges the jury and refers Omar's conduct to the Attorney Grievance Commission.

2027-05-15 // 05:00

Ch. 20 // Saturday dawn prayer, Schaefer Road

Ch. 20 // By the Shoe Rack

Omar Stands by the Shoe Rack

Omar Haddad Khalil Haddad The Schaefer Road Mosque Fajr Adhan The Finished Thought Dearborn

Omar enters the mosque, shoes in the rack, coat on, and stays out of the row.