Adrian’s Public Defense
Chapter 11 - Adrian’s Public Defense
Adrian appeared outside Northbridge headquarters with attorney Price.
He described the library incident as a tragic accident during a stressful marital dispute.
He said Mara’s surgery, medication, and emotional state made her vulnerable to Lena’s influence.
Then reporters asked about the security footage.
Price claimed it lacked context.
They asked about the recorder.
He questioned chain of custody.
They asked about the false psychiatric identity.
Adrian ended the conference.
Minutes later, Naomi Chen released her formal statement through counsel.
The recovery nurse described the pressure to obtain signatures, her dismissal, and the recorder.
Other clinic employees came forward.
A pharmacist questioned unlabeled sedatives.
A records technician had been told to merge Mara’s real chart with the false psychiatric profile.
A surgical resident noticed Vale’s operation report omitted the injury mechanism reported by the ambulance nurse.
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One witness made the next witness safer.
Adrian’s carefully managed story dissolved through ordinary people who had once assumed no one would believe them.
