The independent review took eleven days.
During that time, I was removed from the trust. My father stopped calling. My mother sent one message asking whether I was eating properly, and I replied that I was. I wasn't sure she believed me.
The report arrived on a gray morning at the Vale hangar. I sat beside Adrian in the project office while Dr. Lowe read the findings aloud.
"The failed fitting did not meet the specified heat-treatment standard," she said. "The records indicate it came from the same batch as the remaining wing assemblies. Those assemblies should not be used until each has been tested or replaced."
"Do we know why the records were changed?" Adrian asked.
"The digital revision log shows the inspection certificate was replaced after the parts were delivered. The revision
