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.

Sloane decided to

department sent specialists to conduct Boone’s

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

met the criteria for

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almost too smooth–but no one in the Rivers family questioned it. The evaluation had been conducted

was transferred to a psychiatric

in person

you!” Ms. Yvonne dropped to her knees the moment

their lives hadn’t been thrown in prison, none of this would’ve come to light without Sloane’s help.

was to keep her family together.

accept your thanks,” Sloane said gently. “But don’t kneel every time.” She helped

Ms. Yvonne said, tears flowing. “If it weren’t for you, we never would’ve gotten Dr. Zander to take the case

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

surgery is done, I’ll

was stunned. Her lips trembled as she asked, “Treat his leg? But the doctors already said it’s permanent–he’ll

looked like someone awaiting a final verdict from

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