Gardner Malone, Public Defender
Gardner Malone is hardly what you would call driven... at least not these days. When he became a public defender he had been a driven man and he had every intention to stand up for the wrongly accused and see justice served. Unfortunately, his experience with the legal system has shown him that only rarely are the rightfully accused given the justice they deserve, while those who have been accused wrongly often face the full extent of the law. He continues in his position because he feels he has nowhere else to go and nothing to strive for. He finds the enthusiasm of young attorney crusaders to be refreshing, but also knows it is only a matter of time before they too see the justice system for what it really is: a corrupt set of outdated protocols designed to allow those who can afford top-class legal representation to get away with their crimes.
Gardner is a 54, and of average height and build, though he appears shorter than he actually is due to rounded shoulders and a stooped posture. He has a severely retreating hairline which he tries to cover with a very obvious comb over. His overall attitude is defeatist, and though he is competent at his job, he feels nothing he does makes a difference at all. A closeted homosexual, Gardner is lonely, depressed, and highly unmotivated.
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