Each day began the same for shonda. day after day for six months, sam would call with new information. slowly details emerged. a robbery. an elderly women was hurt. ricky said he saw it happen but didn't participate. sam was the perpetrator. a lawyer was hired. court dates wee set. court dates were postponed.
in this position of the narratice, the author misses an opputunity to develop sam's character by describing the actions during this period of the story. rewirte this section of the story to better develop sam as a complex character.