Chapter 22 - PATRICIA’S DEFENSE
Patricia never called herself cruel.
She called herself practical.
Her attorney argued:
Max was an unlicensed puppy still in training.
Emily had become excessively attached.
Patricia believed removing the animal was necessary.
The method was criminally misguided but not connected to financial fraud.
Then prosecutors showed her handwritten planning note.
Need documented episode before review.
Remove dog.
Camera on.
Her defense shifted.
She claimed the notes meant she intended to surrender Max to another home and document my reaction.
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Then animal-control evidence contradicted surrender.
She eventually stopped explaining.
