Chapter 53
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One year after the revelations about Bob Miller and the wrongful execution of Adam Morgan, Sarah Morgan sits for her first televised interview on 60 Minutes with Caroline Wood. Sarah recounts Adam’s innocence, condemns the sheriff’s misconduct, frames Bob as a manipulator, and outlines her plans for the wrongful-conviction settlement. Beneath her polished answers, Sarah reveals a controlled narrative about her daughter Summer and a casual relationship with Alejandro, ending with a crafted line about leading with compassion.
Summary
In a televised interview set one year after prior events, Sarah Morgan appears on 60 Minutes with Caroline Wood. Sarah states she always knew her first husband, Adam Morgan, was innocent, which guided her decision to defend him as both wife and attorney. She says she initially blamed herself for his conviction until it was revealed that the investigating sheriff had withheld evidence, including the sheriff’s affair with victim Kelly Summers, after which she blamed the justice system.
Sarah describes Adam’s execution as devastating, asserting that Virginia “murdered him” before her eyes. When asked about her second husband, Robert “Bob” Miller, she says he was not who she believed him to be and denies suspecting he murdered Kelly and framed Adam. She claims Bob’s long impunity was enabled by the Prince William County Sheriff’s Office, which she characterizes as effectively complicit. She explains Bob got close to her because she was vulnerable after Adam’s conviction and shunned by the public.
Sarah says she does not regret marrying Bob because it led to two outcomes: her daughter, Summer, and “closure” through learning the truth about Kelly’s murder. She discusses Summer’s complicated grief over Bob, acknowledging his unforgivable actions while noting he was still her father. In her internal reflections, Sarah notes Summer initially did not believe the account about Bob but eventually accepted the narrative, and she mentions a current casual relationship with Alejandro, describing it as mostly sexual and useful for keeping a “loose end” close given both of their checkered pasts.
When asked whether she was part of Bob’s plan or a bonus, Sarah says she does not know and does not care. She reflects on Adam’s mother, Eleanor Rumple, saying Eleanor would have been thrilled to see Adam exonerated but died before his name was cleared. Sarah confirms a federal jury awarded her thirty-two million dollars for Adam’s wrongful conviction and execution, adding that money cannot undo the harm.
Sarah outlines her intentions for the award: a trust for Summer and reinvestment into the Morgan Foundation to fund pro bono legal work and expand a Second Chance program for reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals. Caroline praises her approach; Sarah distinguishes herself by saying she is “not most people.”
As the interview concludes, Caroline asks how Sarah leads with generosity and compassion despite resentment. Sarah, having prepared this closing, delivers a succinct, audience-friendly response: she has no choice because it is who she is, ending the segment with a composed, virtuous image.
Who Appears
- Sarah Morgan
protagonist; widow of Adam Morgan and ex-wife of Bob Miller; gives a televised interview, criticizes law enforcement misconduct, discusses her daughter Summer, a casual relationship with Alejandro, and plans for settlement funds.
- Caroline Wood
interviewer for 60 Minutes; conducts the interview and prompts key reflections.
- Adam Morgan
Sarah’s first husband; wrongfully convicted and executed; discussed as innocent and exonerated posthumously.
- Robert “Bob” Miller
Sarah’s second husband; identified as Kelly Summers’s killer who framed Adam; discussed as manipulative and enabled by law enforcement.
- Kelly Summers
murder victim; central to the wrongful conviction; discussed.
- Summer
Sarah and Bob’s daughter; discussed as coping with complicated grief.
- Eleanor Rumple
Adam’s mother; deceased; discussed in context of not living to see Adam’s exoneration.
- Alejandro
Sarah’s casual partner; described as a felon and a “loose end” she keeps close.