Waiting for the jury to come back with a verdict is in many ways harder than trying the case. There is just nothing you can do. So you worry, and you scrutinize just about every strategic and tactical decision made before and during the trial.
As the jury enters its second week of deliberation, each such decision is seen in the worst light possible. A lot of: "Why did we do that? Why did we introduce that witness?" You replay your closing argument… over and over again: in the shower, in the subway, on a bus. You think of all the clever phrases you should have used… "oh that would have been a winner," but alas your only audience this time is your faithful dog who must listen while you finally have the time to take her for a walk.
Two weeks is not unusual for the jury to deliberate in a case of this complexity. But with each passing day, Raj and his team’s spirits rise, while the prosecutors ask themselves what is going on? "The case was so strong. Is it just one holdout or did we lose the jury."
The smart bet remains on conviction, but you never know.