Chapter 58 Committed to a Psychiatric Hospital

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The loud banging startled the guards. They rushed to Boone’s cell to check what was going on.

Boone’s eyes were glazed over, his face twisted in agony as he muttered nonsense

nonstop.

The prison doctor arrived quickly, trying to inject him with a sedative–but Boone thrashed wildly like a madman, his strength terrifying.

“No! I won’t! I need to atone! I have to atone!” he screamed, his face covered in tears and snot, his voice raw and hoarse.

The next day, Adrian filed a motion requesting a psychiatric evaluation for Boone, citing signs of mental instability.

When Sloane heard about it, she laughed.

That’s Adrian for you. Golden boy of the legal world—and bold enough to use the insanity card if it might save Boone.

Once a suspect is declared mentally unfit, court proceedings are temporarily suspended.

And if the evaluation concludes that the person is completely incapable of understanding or controlling their behavior, they may be deemed not criminally responsible under the law.

But faking it well enough to fool the professionals? That wasn’t so easy.

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the justice department sent specialists to conduct Boone’s

Boone was diagnosed with schizophrenia, triggered by the psychological trauma of the car accident. He was found to have completely lost the

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questioned it. The evaluation had been conducted by an old acquaintance of

same day, Boone was transferred to a psychiatric

changed clothes and went in person to visit the

to her knees

thrown in prison, none of this would’ve come to light without Sloane’s help. Her daughter’s surgery fund never would’ve come together so

ordinary woman. All she wanted was to keep her

every time.” She helped Ms. Yvonne up herself,

now,” Ms. Yvonne said, tears flowing. “If it weren’t for you, we

surgeons. His time was in such high demand that most families would sell everything

your child’s surgery

she asked, “Treat his leg? But the doctors already

like someone awaiting

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