He claimed I had been upset, jealous, and unstable.
He suggested I had slipped outside in the rain.
He argued that my father was using his influence to punish Grant over a personal conflict.
Then Rebecca stood.
She played security footage recovered from a neighbor’s camera.
It showed Grant opening the front door.
My bag flying outside.
Me stumbling after it.
The door slamming while I remained barefoot in the storm.
The courtroom fell silent.
Then she presented the hospital report.
The photographs.
The text messages.
Grant’s lawyer objected.