“Does that change the original charging document?” I asked.

“It changes everything,” Sarah said, reaching for a red rubber stamp on her ink pad.

“This turns the case against Chloe from simple assault into felony assault with intent to cause bodily harm.

And it establishes direct felony child abuse incitement against Brenda.”

“Will you be presenting both counts at the preliminary hearing tomorrow?” I asked.

Sarah stamped the top right corner of the felony folder with a heavy thud.

“I’ll be standing at the podium in Courtroom 3B at nine AM asking for both of them to be taken into custody immediately.”