CHAPTE~ @~fE<br >Billy Martin was fifteen years oid， and already he<br >was a repulsive littie toad. That meant that when he<br >grew tip， he ;night graduate to a fuit-tledged snake--if<br >he grew up.<br > Which right now looked doubtful because Billy<br >Martin was in jail， charged with the murder of his<br >parents， wl~om he had bludgeoned to death while<br >they slept in their home in the Detroit suburbs.<br > The judge who handled the youth s arraignment<br >was Wallace Turner， a notorious bleeding heart who<br >could somehow find， in his speeches， some reason to<br >blame society for every crime committed against it.<br >The press covering the arraignment winked at each<br >other， knowing that Billy would not only be released<br >without bail; he might very we!l get a medal from<br >Judge Turner tk)r not killing his parents earlier. After<br >all， it must have been their fault that their son was a<br >murderer. But Turner surprised everyone. He ordered<br > 1<br >