I knew that made sense, and yet, it just wasn't my world. I said, "I guess it's a good thing you're not a mesothelioma lawyer. We don't do blurry."

On second thought though, that wasn't entirely accurate, so I clarified myself. "Actually, we deal with blurry things, but only in the context of assigning blame and determining damages. What parties were contributing factors to this man's mesothelioma, and to what extent, and what is a fair settlement amount for him to try to make his life right again? These are the kinds of tricky questions we deal with, but the facts are clear."

Facts. Good old clear, objective, indisputable facts. They were the lifeblood of my profession as well as my being. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

I didn't understand how Tuck could be content in a field where you have to spend so much time just trying to figure out what you're even talking about. He knew I was different, that I needed a solid grounding, but I wanted to explain myself anyway.

"Here's how it works in my world," I said. "In my last case, I was defending several companies against wrongdoing in an asbestos lawsuit. Now, this was a really complex case involving multiple plaintiffs, multiple defendants, and enough arcane mesothelioma law to fill enough books to choke a blue whale. And the main prosecutor on the case was really tough, we're talking the legal prowess of Johnnie Cochran and the caustic temper of Judge Judy."

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