Chapter 22 - CALEB’S DEFENSE
Caleb’s lawyers attacked memory.
Reasonably.
Concussion.
Sedatives.
Trauma.
Changing statements.
They played the recording where I first told paramedics:
“I slipped.”
I had.
Because Caleb said:
“You slipped, Becca. Stay still.”
And I repeated it.
The defense asked:
“Mrs. Morgan, have you lied about an injury caused by Caleb before?”
“Yes.”
The courtroom shifted.
“To protect him?”
“Yes.”
“But you are capable of lying about injuries.”
“Yes.”
No escape.
Then:
“Could you now be lying to punish him financially?”
“No.”
“How should the jury know?”
I looked at them.
“They shouldn’t believe me because I’m sympathetic.”
Pause.
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“They should look at the audio, the digital signatures, the hospital footage, the texts, the nurse, the devices, and everything that exists whether I speak or not.”
That was Helen’s favorite answer because she had not written it.
