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She represented herself. That was the first mistake everyone made, assuming Peg Dahl needed help. She stood before the judge—a weary woman named Castellano who’d seen three generations of Dahls pass through her courtroom—and laid out her case with the manic precision of a game show host.

“You’re insane,” said Officer Griswold, watching her count cash on a park bench. buffaloed 2019

She had never been happier.

And for the first time in her life, the city didn’t feel like a trap. It felt like a deck she’d finally learned how to shuffle. She represented herself