Chapter 5

For the first three minutes after the statement was posted, the world was unnaturally quiet.

So quiet I thought the internet had disconnected.

I refreshed the page.

The comments jumped from zero to three hundred, then from three hundred to three thousand.

Then, it completely exploded.

#NatalieBrooksStatement

#DanielBrooksCase

#GavinSterlingAttorney

#SpringStarsTimeline

In my statement, every point was accompanied by a reviewed evidence summary, source explanation, and information on materials submitted or to be submitted to the court.

The modification timestamps of the manuscript draft, from eight months ago to three months ago, were continuous and unbroken.

In the iMessage logs between…