Criminal Client

I worked at a law firm that practices criminal law, so I dealt with a lot of not-so-upstanding citizens.

We had this one client named Peter who had spent most of his time behind bars and was severely violent. Correctional staff had to literally take measures like they would with Hannibal Lecter.

For whatever reason, I felt extremely sorry for him, Peter was always very nice and polite to me, so I would go the extra mile for him (like convincing my boss he should help him more etc).

So, Peter gets released from jail, and as it happens cannot walk so is required to be in a wheelchair. He comes into the office one day (first time meeting him in person) and meets with my boss. It was close to the end of the work day when my boss asked me to GIVE HIM A RIDE HOME on my way home from work. I was uncomfortable with this, and in hindsight, should have said no, but ended up agreeing to do so.

We get to his apartment and he asks me if I can help him up to his suite (me carry the wheelchair while he butt scoots up the stairs). I felt bad and didn't want him to struggle so I agreed.

Once we get to his suite, he asks me if I could come in because he wanted to show me something. I agreed (again, don't know why, I feel guilty easily maybe?), so I go in and stand really close to the door because at this point I'm totally scared. I don't even remember what he showed me, but I got out of there as fast as I possibly can.

Within the next couple of days, my office gets the news that he has been arrested and charged for luring a girl to his apartment, stabbing her and trying to rape her. Turns out, he was making his handicap sound a lot worse than it actually was....