I’ve used it hundreds of times.
The robe also had a possible explanation: Mom had found Dad and had tried to help him before calling emergencies.
But during the trial, every ambiguous detail had been presented as one more piece of an already decided story.
Then came the essential question.
How did the knife end up under his bed?
Ethan had given a possible answer.
It was missing to prove it.
And six years later it seemed impossible.
Until they reviewed photographs of the original scene with an independent specialist.
In a picture of the bedroom appeared something tiny next to the structure of the bed.
A fragment of white material.
It had been collected and stored, but never analyzed because it did not seem relevant.
Now they did analyze it.
It was a cotton fiber probably from a towel.
She didn’t show who took her.
But it coincided with Ethan’s account.
The prosecution asked for more time.
Mom’s conviction was suspended while a court reviewed the new evidence and deficiencies of the original case.
Victor hired lawyers.
He denied everything.
