Se detuvo.
“Quiero ir a casa con mi madre”.
El juez lo miró durante varios segundos.
Entonces preguntó en voz baja: “¿Qué madre?”
Daniel señaló hacia mí.
– Ella.
Se detuvo.
“Quiero ir a casa con mi madre”.
El juez lo miró durante varios segundos.
Entonces preguntó en voz baja: “¿Qué madre?”
Daniel señaló hacia mí.
– Ella.

The judge ordered a recess.
I thought the case was over.
I was wrong.
When everyone started leaving the courtroom, Isabella’s lawyer approached the judge and asked permission to present one last piece of evidence.
The judge agreed.
A sealed envelope was presented.
Inside was an old hospital record seventeen years earlier.
The room became tense while the judge read it.
Then his expression changed.
He looked at Isabella.
“Ma’am. Cruz, why was this document not included in your original petition?
Isabel did not answer.
His lawyer whispered something to him.
The judge continued to read.
The document revealed that Isabella had not simply abandoned Daniel because she was scared.