The truth was finally coming out, and justice was about to be served.
Six months later, I sat in the Cook County Courthouse in downtown Chicago, watching my sister Sophia get sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The judge, an older woman with gray hair and stern eyes, looked down at Sophia with disgust.
“Miss Sophia Chen, you have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree. You and the deceased Marcus Martinez planned and executed a deliberate attempt to poison your own sister for financial gain.”
Sophia was wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.
She looked nothing like the beautiful, confident woman who used to visit my home in Lincoln Park.
Her blonde hair was greasy and unwashed. Her face was pale and thin from months in jail.
“The evidence against you is overwhelming,” the judge continued. “Video recordings of you planning the victim’s death, forged documents attempting to steal her business assets, and your attempt to flee the country with stolen money. This court sentences you to life in prison without parole.”
