I celebrated my birthday early, with my husband, by listening to court transcripts from the Charles Adelson case. Charles is a chauvinist dentist in Florida. His sister, Wendi, is a difficult person; she was briefly married to another difficult person, Dan Markel. A bitter divorce ensued. Wendi complained about Dan's tyrannical post-divorce behavior, and Charles then arranged to have Dan murdered. Charles handled the logistics in a sloppy way--believe it or not!--and now the season of justice is upon us. If you're wondering how to respond to your fortieth, I have to recommend the podcast "Tally"--which introduces you to unforgettable characters. I'm not talking just about Charles and Wendi and Dan, but also about Wendi's mother, Dan's law school classmate David Lat, and a group of rabbis accused of extortion by the FBI. It's said that truth is stranger than fiction--and "Tally" makes the case. For example, after the murder, Wendi (who may hav...