MILLIE'S POV
After the short break, we returned to the courtroom. The second session felt heavier somehow, like the testimonies from the first had set something in motion that couldn't be stopped.
"The prosecution calls Daniel Chen," Hayes announced.
A man in his early forties entered...average height... he kinda looked familiar, and his nervousness was obvious. His hands shook slightly as he was sworn in.
"Mr. Chen, what is your profession?"
"I'm a private investigator."
"And did Martha Harvey hire you?"
"Yes. A few months back." He wouldn't look at Martha. "She paid me five thousand dollars to track Ms. Harvey's movements and document when she took her son to the park."
"Did you know what she planned to do with this information?"
"She said..." He swallowed hard. "She said she ju
