“Easily.” His eyes move to me. “Ms. Winters was a young mother. She found herself in a difficult situation. She made a badjudgment call. The courts saw fit to let her keep her son under supervision—my supervision—and I say she’s never madeanother mistake since.”
The judge steps in. “Are you saying, Mr. Lee, that your professional assessment as caseworker is that the child Eli Wintersshould be left in the custody of his mother, Ms. Mia Winters?”
“I’m saying that I would find it cruel to take a child away from the only parent he’s ever known.” His eyes fix coldly on Brad.“Especially for the sake of a personal vendetta.”
“How do you know that’s what this is?” the judge asks.
“Because Mr. Baldwin came to me last summer to request Eli’s records.”
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