“Once you sign this, we put the forgery and the deleted call logs directly in front of the judge tomorrow morning,” Marcus said.

“There won’t be any room for him to negotiate.”

I picked up the pen.

It felt heavy and cold in my fingers.

“If the judge grants the motion, does it take effect right away?” I asked.

“The minute the judge signs the order, Daniel loses all legal authority over Grace’s care,” Marcus said.

“And the protective order will be in effect before Grace wakes up from anesthesia.”

I looked at the black line at the bottom of the page.