He also acknowledged contacting potential employers about me after my dismissal, though he disputed some of their descriptions of what he said.

Vale maintained his innocence regarding the alleged poisoning.

Prosecutors continued to rely on laboratory findings, communications, access records, and testimony from multiple witnesses.

Other proceedings addressed the financial schemes linked to his companies.

There were parts of the case I never learned because they did not involve me, and parts that remained disputed long after the headlines moved on.

I testified about what happened at table four and the morning Dennis fired me.

I described Vincent’s symptoms, my call to 911, and the words Dennis had spoken.