voir dire: a formal examination especially to determine qualification (as of a proposed witness) <the judge admitted the witness's expert testimony after a voir dire by the attorney>; especially : the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine which are qualified (as by freedom from bias) and suited for service on a jury
(see full dictionary definition here).
Let me give full credit to two hard-working betas, DarthMichael and Folc4evernaday. They tried almost desperately to get me to "fix" things between Clark and Mayson - no, they really didn't, I'm lying through my dental work. Seriously, they both stayed with the project and returned excellent suggestions, some of which I actually used. Please remember them fondly if this tale pleases you.
If you think this doesn't finish our tale, please remember the upcoming epilogue. I hope y'all like it.
Now, on to the comments!
