“Is there a motion before the court, Attorney Vance?”

“I’m handing up three notarized witness affidavits, Your Honor,” Vance said, sliding three crisp white folders across the clerk’s desk.

“Statements from Charles, Beatrice, and Brenda clearly establish that seven-year-old Toby simply lost his footing on an Oriental rug and fell against the edge of a dining table during a family gathering.”

Judge Alvarez picked up the top folder and flipped through the pages.

“And the mother’s account?”