Chapter 6 - The Custody Battle
The Child Protective Services agent attempted to push past me toward the intensive care unit.
Marcus immediately stepped directly into her path, crossing his arms and blocking the hallway.
He demanded to see the physical warrant and scrutinized every single line of the legal document.
Marcus used his extensive legal expertise to identify a minor jurisdictional loophole in the emergency filing.
He confidently informed the agent that the warrant was temporarily invalid until signed by a superior court judge.
He managed to buy me exactly twenty-four hours to definitively prove my innocence.
I opened my laptop and showed the agent and the police officers the restored security footage.
They watched in silent horror as Theresa poisoned the baby while David casually supervised.
The demeanor of the police officers changed instantly from aggressive to highly sympathetic.
They immediately radioed their precinct to issue a federal arrest warrant for David and Theresa.
I felt a massive wave of triumph wash over me.
I thought I had successfully turned the tide and secured my son's safety.
Marcus leaned over my shoulder to examine the offshore bank routing numbers I had uncovered.
The color completely drained from his face as he recognized the numerical sequence.
He told me that his law firm had been secretly investigating this specific offshore account for three years.
He looked at me with absolute terror in his eyes.
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He revealed that the account did not belong to David or his mistress.
The account belonged to a notoriously violent international money-laundering syndicate.
