“I did not sign any of that,” I said.

“I did not appear before that notary.

I did not authorize her to remove either child.”

The nurse looked at my cheek and called for a clinician.

Mike directed security to separate Vivian from the bedside and retain the folder where it lay.

“Before this is described as a postpartum episode,” he said, “we need the visitor record, the discharge permissions, the hallway footage, and each person’s account.”

He did not finish with a charge or a verdict.