Eleanor's days had been consumed entirely hospital runs, back-and-forth trips between the precinct and the courthouse.
Whatever her reasons, she had genuinely put Rachel Sparks in the hospital. Legally, that carried weight regardless of context.
Rachel had lawyered up, demanding a public apology and financial compensation.
Eleanor would offer the apology. The money, she wouldn't touch.
None of this had started without cause. Dale Quinn had come after her first.
Dale and Rachel had connections, sure, but not enough to bend the law entirely. Evidence still mattered in court.
Online was a different story.
Eleanor had gone offline entirely this week.
She knew exactly how ugly it had gotten plenty of it manufactured by paid trolls on Rachel's payroll, plenty more just ordinary strangers
