Rebecca Middleton's mother Cindy Bennett is sitting in Greg's Steakhouse, just across the road from the Supreme Court, sipping orange tea. Marsha Jones, the mother of Shaundae Jones, murdered four years ago this month, is here, too.
Their thoughts are with the families of the 33 students shot dead at Virginia Tech on Monday morning, the worst gun massacre in U.S. history.
Mrs. Bennett (pictured above) and Mrs. Jones have been there, mentally and emotionally; they understand what it's like to suddenly lose a child to violence.
Like them, the mothers of those students were denied any hopes of justice when 23-year-old South Korean student Cho Seung-hui shot himself dead after the rampage.
Sat in this corner restaurant, away from the TV cameras, Mrs. Bennett talks frankly and with hope that the court hearing she travelled from Canada to attend will finally persuade the authorities to take a fresh look at the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death - and the flawed investigation that followed - with a view to pressing fresh charges.
The case attracted a lot of attention because of Cherie Booth's involvement.
But Mrs. Bennett says: "I just wanted a good lawyer, and that's what she is. I feel bad for her when I hear people say she is the wife of the British Prime Minister. She should be seen in her own right."
Asked if she was happy with Ms Booth's presentation, Mrs. Bennett says: "Yes. I think it was wonderful. She is a professional and so very well composed."
Mrs. Bennett, 55, arrived in Bermuda on Saturday. As we first reported on Friday, it was a tough decision to make. After the murder trial of Justis Smith collapsed in 1998 she swore she'd never come here again, but now this phase of the judicial review is over, she's glad she did.
She tells us: "I've kept myself level-headed. It hurts to hear what happened to Becky and it's been almost 11 years, but my emotions are pretty consistent now."
The judge, Richard Ground, says he'll rule on whether he thinks the DPP should reinvestigate the case in about three weeks. After waiting nearly 11 years three weeks is a "drop in the bucket," Mrs. Bennett says.
She was originally going to stay on the island until Thursday, then it moved to Saturday, but now she just wants to go home and be with her family, including Becky's two brothers Matt and Mark, her grandchildren and husband.
Some are sick of the case
She's grateful to all the people who empathize with her, but she also knows others are sick of hearing about the 'Middleton Case' and wish she'd get over it.
"They don't say it to my face but all I say to them is, 'if this was your child, you would be doing exactly the same thing,'" she says.
Marsha Jones understands. She knows there are some people who wish she'd just let it go.
"The average Bermudian does show remorse for me, but there are a few that wish I would just go away," she says. "Some people don't want to deal with it. We have some serious crimes going on in Bermuda but nobody wants to deal with them."
Mrs. Jones wanted to show her support in this case, which has been much appreciated.
"It's been very comforting. As a parent of a murdered child you hate to belong in that club, but when you talk to somebody that's been there, I know that she knows how I feel."
Both Rebecca Middleton's parents were here for the court case. They split up a few years before their daughter's death. The relationship may be strained, but speaking to us separately, they agree that as far as Becky is concerned, they're on the same page.
Speaking to us later in the afternoon, Mr. Middleton said: "I'm glad that you spoke to her [Cindy] and got her opinion. I found out just last week that she was coming down and I think it's great that she was here to see what happened first hand."
Mr. Middleton is leaving the island on Saturday, full of hope that justice will prevail.
"I'm very hopeful that the judge will rule in favour of us. It's been such a long time coming that I feel relieved it's over," he said, at least for now.
Like his ex-wife, he doubts he'll return for the ruling - he'll have it e-mailed.
For more information on the case and how to make donations to help with expenses visit www.rebeccamiddleton.org or call Deb Davis on 232 5390.
