Gable drew a long, heavy line down the middle of her legal pad.

“Medical neglect during an acute infection in an infant is a serious finding,” Mrs.

Gable said.

“It’s a matter of written record,” Doctor Miller said.

“If Lauren hadn’t kept up cold compresses through the night and brought them to me three days later, both children would have ended up in the hospital.”

Mrs.

Gable closed her pad and looked straight at me where I sat by the window.

“My official recommendation to the court for the February twenty-eighth trial will change,” Mrs.