Chapter 6 - Playing The Evidence
The judge ordered the courtroom audio system to play the contents of the black folder's thumb drive.
The static cleared, and Mary's voice boomed through the high-definition courtroom speakers with crystal clarity:
"Make sure Dr. Vance writes down severe paranoid schizophrenia on her chart, Beckett. Once she's committed, we liquidate her mother's trust fund and split the four million dollars with the clinic director."
Then came the sound of a heavy body hitting the floor, followed by Beckett’s arrogant laugh:
"She actually thought I loved her, Mother. She has no idea she's been paying for my luxury car lease for two years."
Mary gasped, clutching her chest as her face turned ash-white. She slumped back into her chair, her precious pearl necklace rising and falling with frantic, ragged breaths.
"Turn it off! That's illegal wiretapping!" Beckett's lawyer shrieked, slamming his hands onto the table.
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"Under federal anti-corruption mandates, Colonel Bennett’s recording is fully admissible evidence," the Army JAG officer replied coldly.
👉 How did the judge react to the damning evidence exposed in his courtroom?
