Chapter 12 - GEORGIA’S VERSION OF RUTH
Georgia gave a custodial interview after her lawyer negotiated terms.
Not immunity.
No promises.
She described Ruth as impossible after the stroke.
Rage.
Paranoia.
Refusing medication.
Trying to drive.
Accusing everyone of theft.
Some medical records supported behavioral changes.
That mattered.
Then the shed.
“I put her there twice.”
Not every day.
Not months.
Twice.
First time:
forty minutes after Ruth threw a lamp.
Second:
approximately three hours because Georgia said she needed “quiet.”
The exterior padlock existed.
No emergency release.
Unlawful.
Dangerous.
She admitted it.
Why record?
“To prove she was unstable.”
Same mechanism.
Cause hidden.
Reaction preserved.
Ruth’s video showed anger without context.
Then the power of attorney.
Georgia claimed Ruth signed voluntarily.
Handwriting experts could not conclusively dispute.
Capacity evidence mixed.
The civil restoration agreement existed because Arthur knew litigation risk.
Criminal fraud around Ruth might be difficult to prove beyond reasonable doubt after a decade.
The current forgery involving me was clearer.
The current confinement of Kristin clearer.
Law does not owe every historical harm identical resolution.
Georgia then described Kristin.
“She was turning Elias against me.”
Detective Cole asked:
“How?”
“Questioning everything.”
“Is that turning him against you?”
“She knew what she was doing.”
“Did you intend to keep her five days?”
Georgia paused.
“Not at first.”
“How long?”
“Overnight.”
“Why did it become five?”
“Because Elias was away and she kept threatening me.”
“From inside a locked shed?”
“She screamed that she’d ruin me.”
“Did you bring food?”
“Some.”
The evidence showed two visits with crackers and one bottle.
Then none.
Rain leakage became hydration.
“Did you know she was pregnant?”
“Obviously.”
“Did that affect your decision?”
Georgia’s face cracked.
“Yes.”
“How?”
“I thought she would stop fighting.”
The room went silent.
Pregnancy as leverage.
May you like
Not protection.
That sentence would matter at sentencing later.
