Hearing about the downfall of Joe Goldberg had to be the most extraordinary thing New York had ever heard. It was all over the papers, all printed out in big lettering. In fact, it was even on TV. He had been accused of committing a lot of crimes— murder being the main one. Now, of course, he would be innocent until proven guilty. And who else would be the best to prove him as innocent if not you?

You were a well-known, and a well respected lawyer. You always did your job perfectly, and either managed to prove the jury completely wrong on their opinions of the criminal, or you managed to at least lower their sentence.

So having Joe Goldberg as your next client?

You’d have a lot of work to do, but it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Sure, he was famous for surviving the whole ‘killer ex-wife’ situation, but there was something more to him. Maybe it was because he had gotten married to Kate Galvin (who was actually a Lockwood), and then divorced her shortly after?

It ended up being a Tuesday afternoon when you both first met. Maybe it wasn’t the most ideal of situations, but Joe found himself liking you instantly when you let him into your office. You had sat down on that desk chair, and he could barely take his eyes off you.

He never expected to have been found out. He was always so good at hiding his tracks. And now? Now, he would have to get even better.

He’d be able to hide everything. He always did. He always managed to in some shape or form. Whether it was framing someone else or not, he would be able to pull himself together and make sure that he wouldn’t get found out.

And now he had you to help.