Tony Palma was an elite assassin. Upon his demise, the Devil denied him access to hell and God, because the evil that Tony committed would not allow him into heaven.
His only hope is in celestial court. A function developed by the Creator allows questionable souls to be tried by an angelic judge, demonic judge, demonic prosecutor, and an angelic defender before a jury of six blessed souls and six damned souls.
The only real thing Tony has going for him is that two pure souls who loved him petitioned God for him to get a trial free from demonic interference.
J. E. Serrano is a native Brooklynite now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A retired therapist, he fought poverty and gang violence by teaching philosophy. Besides writing, he is a musician and martial artist.