Chapter 13

Vanessa’s defense was simple.
She claimed caregiver burnout.
Stress.
Misunderstanding.
She said Mom was difficult.
She said I abandoned her with an elderly woman.
Alicia did not deny my failure.
She used it.
“Mr. Carter worked too much and failed to notice abuse,” she said in court. “That is true. But his failure to notice does not make the defendant’s actions care. It makes them easier to hide.”
That sentence became the spine of the case.
Vanessa’s texts.
Videos.
Search history.
Medical evidence.
Mom’s testimony.
Mrs. Alvarez’s testimony.
My testimony.
All of it showed a pattern.
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Not one bad day.
A plan.