Chapter 17 - THE RAILING

Forensic examination of the railing found bolts deliberately loosened.
Not snapped by my fall.
Someone removed fasteners before impact.
That sounded like premeditation.
Then records complicated it.
A subcontractor had loosened the section earlier to move drywall.
He claimed he reinstalled it.
Photographs at 3:12 suggested it stood upright.
Could have been resting without full bolts.
Construction sites are imperfect.
No fingerprint miracle.
No proof Caleb sabotaged railing.
Prosecutors refused to call it a trap.
Good.
The stronger case did not need theatrical engineering.
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The question remained:
Did Caleb physically cause me to cross the open edge?