Chapter 4 - TREVOR’S VERSIONTrevor denied knowing anything dangerous was in the bottles.
He said Diane sometimes used an over-the-counter infant remedy for gas.
That was his explanation.
“She believed it helped them sleep because it settled their stomachs.”
“Did you tell her ‘not that much’?” Detective Bennett asked.
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because she always overpoured things.”
“What things?”
“Everything. Juice. Syrup. Coffee creamer. It’s how she is.”
The absurdity of that answer made me sick.
Laura asked:
“What bottle was it?”
Trevor shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
“Did you see the label?”
“No.”
“Did you tell your wife?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because I didn’t think it mattered.”
That sentence became the beginning of my anger toward Trevor.
Not the end.
The beginning.
He did not know what his mother used.
He saw her pour something from an unrecognized container into bottles for two premature infants.
He questioned the amount.
Then walked away.
And said nothing to me.
Why?
His answer:
“Mom has raised kids. I trusted her.”
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Exactly.
Diane’s authority was treated like evidence.
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