She walked closer. The officers removed the man’s handcuffs. He carefully took the baby, as if afraid to hurt him by accident.

Tears streamed down his cheeks — the first in many years. He pressed the baby to his chest and whispered softly:

— Forgive me… forgive me…

The judge, the jury, the guards — everyone was silent. The silence was so deep that you could hear the baby breathing. But at that very moment, something unexpected happened 
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