Chapter 6: The Mud-Slinging Begins
Chapter 6: The Mud-Slinging Begins
The preliminary hearing was a media circus. Ryan’s high-priced defense attorney, a shark named Vance, immediately went on the offensive. He filed motions claiming I was severely mentally ill, attempting to paint my father as an overbearing, controlling military man who had kidnapped me.
They filed a motion for an emergency psychiatric evaluation for me and demanded supervised visitation for Ryan.
Sitting in the courtroom, I felt my heart race as Vance paced the floor, weaving a narrative where I was the villain. But my father's legal team, backed by military advocates, was completely unfazed. They didn't argue. They simply submitted the hospital toxicology report showing the unauthorized sedatives in my bloodstream, alongside Linda's journal. The judge’s face turned pale as he read it. Vance’s motion was denied immediately.
