A child who believed adults could hurt her if she made mistakes.

Then:

The worst thing you taught my daughter was not fear of needles. You taught her that love and pain could arrive wearing the same family title. My job now is to teach her that this was false.

I stopped there.

No request for maximum suffering.

I wanted separation.

Safety.

Accountability.

PART 38 — CHRISTOPHER’S INVESTIGATION

The prosecutor did not charge Christopher with participating in Gertrude’s direct assault.