“Will she testify again?” I asked.
“Possibly. Her credibility will be heavily challenged.”
I remembered her pretending to cry at my sentencing. The dry tissue. The careful angle of her face. For months I had wanted to make her experience the humiliation she inflicted on me. Now I wanted something simpler: for her to tell the truth in a room where lying carried consequences.
Daniel said the prosecutors had opened an inquiry into potential false testimony. I thanked him, then asked about Elise. Some injuries were larger than my anger.
- What Happened to Walter
The medical reexamination was painstaking. Experts reviewed preserved samples, pharmacy records, nursing notes, and the timeline of who had access to Walter’s medications. They found evidence that a substance not prescribed to him had been introduced during his final illness. The results were subject to confirmation and legal scrutiny, but they supported the possibility of deliberate interference.
