During a break in testimony in his $2.7 billion fraud trial, Richard Scrushy stood up from the defense table to seek help from beyond the Birmingham, Ala., courtroom.

He turned to chat with a pastor seated behind him, and then he leaned and reached back one more row, where a woman stood and took his hand in hers. She bowed her head and closed her eyes. She spoke quietly yet passionately, invoking Jesus’ name at the end.

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