CHAPTER 5 — THE PRESCOTT RESPONSE
At midnight, they made their move.
Not physical.
Strategic.
A legal team arrived at the hospital.
High-end suits.
Emergency injunction request.
Defamation containment strategy.
Temporary custody dispute filing.
Margaret led them herself.
She looked composed again.
Restored.
Dangerous in a different way.
“You are overreaching,” she told me in front of staff.
“This is a private family matter.”
I didn’t raise my voice.
“I disagree.”
Ethan tried again.
“Emily is confused. She needs medical evaluation, not legal escalation.”
My daughter, behind glass observation, heard him.
And flinched.
That was all the truth I needed.
The lead attorney turned to me.
“Colonel Hart, your allegations require evidence.”
I nodded.
“Yes.”
A pause.
May you like
“And I have it.”
That was the moment everything changed.
