"Voire Dire" by Don Less is a story that revolves around a murder case whereby Hank public defender, has to prove a murderer not guilty. In his personal life, he is divorced and now involved in an interracial relationship. His partner, Molly; who is suggested to be Caucasian "blonde hair, blue eyes" is pregnant.In his last marriage, Hank had wanted children to which his wife refused and was a source for them to divorce. Now that Molly is pregnant, Frank is uncertain of being there for Molly and the unborn child,"...Our worlds are so different...you deal with human being at their highest potential. I see them at their worst." I think that is an adequate explanation with respect to his new outlook about having children because during his first marriage he did not seem to have enough exposure to the harsher side of criminals he defended compared to his relationship with Molly.
             Hank's new outlook on having a child with Molly seemed to have stemmed from the types of people that ha had defended and what they had done to members of society, reading the book on pregnancy and the conversation with his ex-wife. However, these all lead to one focal point of why he was not as enthusiastic about having children: he was concerned that he would be unable to protect them (his children) from predators of society, "How can I say I'll be able to protect this child, when I'm putting people like Lam back on the streets."
             In one of his conversations with Molly, he tells her of a child defendant that he had, who had thrown a pipe in a man's face for no reason. Hank aided in his acquittal but the kid went out and did a more atrocious act: raping a six year old girl and buggering her. This part of the story led up to the fact that he was "defending a baby killer." As a result he is doubtful about having children. This is so because he is supposed to be defending and proving the innocent...