Chapter 11 - The Medication Was Investigated Properly
Daniel wanted Evelyn arrested immediately.
Susan stopped him.
Suspicion was not proof of a crime.
They needed to establish who requested the prescription, what information was given to Dr. Price, whether Margaret consented, and whether Evelyn intended to create impairment or merely acted recklessly while trying to treat symptoms.
That distinction mattered.
Dr. Price’s records were reviewed with proper authorization.
They showed that Evelyn arranged the consultation.
She described Margaret as experiencing severe insomnia, agitation, confusion, and nighttime wandering.
Anna had never observed nighttime wandering.
Neither had Margaret.
More troublingly, portions of the intake form had been completed electronically before Margaret ever spoke with the physician.
The contact email belonged to Evelyn.
The doctor had made a poor decision by relying too heavily on family-provided information during a brief remote consultation, but there was no evidence he conspired with her.
He later acknowledged that a more complete medication review should have occurred before prescribing a sedating drug to a seventy-six-year-old.
The medical board eventually reviewed his conduct.
For Evelyn, the question became intent.
Had she deliberately sought a medication because she knew it could create confusion?
Or had she genuinely believed Margaret needed treatment and then opportunistically used the resulting symptoms?
The evidence supported one fact clearly:
Once Margaret became more sedated, Evelyn immediately began citing that sedation as proof the estate transfer needed to happen quickly.
That was enough for Daniel.
Maybe prosecutors would later decide whether it crossed a criminal line.
His marriage did not require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
It required trust.
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And trust was gone.
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