Monday morning, Detective Chen sat in the conference room with Mills and ADA Reid, surrounded by case files, photos, and evidence boards for Maya Martinez’s preliminary hearing.
“We have three weeks until the hearing,” Reid said, spreading documents across the table. “The judge will determine if we have enough evidence to proceed to trial. We need to be prepared.”
Chen stared at the evidence board. Photos of Maya. Photos of Andrea—or rather, photos of infant Maya used to represent Andrea. The timeline. The security footage of the hooded figure with empty blankets.
It all pointed to Maya.
Or it pointed to no one.
“Walk me through the prosecution’s case,” Reid said.
Mills pulled out his notes. “Maya Martinez gave birth to Andrea on Friday, May 24th at 9:04 PM at St. Catherine’s Medical
