I did not have to like her.

PART 58 — BRENDA’S OUTCOME

Brenda’s age and medical problems mattered.

So did what she had done.

Her case resolved separately, with a combination of criminal accountability, supervised restrictions, restitution-related obligations, and a no-contact order protecting Rose.

She did not receive the same sentence as Mark.

That was appropriate.

They were not the same actor.

Rose never asked for Brenda to die in prison.

She asked: