Daniel shifted in his leather chair, the smirk disappearing from his face as his lawyer turned to look at him.

“We’ve also attached the original hospital discharge summary,” Marcus said, handing a second sheet to the bailiff.

“On it, Mr.

Mitchell forged his wife’s signature on an Against Medical Advice release so the hospital wouldn’t call her.”

Judge Miller leaned forward over her desk, her eyes moving slowly from the paper to Daniel.

“Furthermore, Your Honor,” Marcus said, taking a third document from his stack, “we present the Oak Ridge High School attendance log from that same afternoon.”

Marcus set the page on the clerk’s tray with a firm tap of his finger.