Chapter 6 - The Photographs of Ethan
There were photographs too.
Ethan with a bruise on his shoulder.
A cut near his hairline.
Dark discoloration along one side of his ribs.
At first, I panicked.
Had I hurt him?
Memory becomes uncertain after months of being told you are the unstable one.
Then dates appeared.
One shoulder photograph was taken after Ethan fell during a recreational basketball game.
I remembered.
He came home laughing.
“You should see the other guy.”
There was no other guy.
He slipped.
The rib bruise came after a skiing trip.
His brother had photographs from the trip.
The small scalp cut came from a garage shelving accident.
None involved me.
But the folder did not say:
basketball.
skiing.
garage.
It said:
Injuries documented during period of escalating marital conflict.
Technically true.
Morally deceptive.
The photographs had been repurposed.
Not Photoshopped.
Not fabricated.
May you like
Reframed.
That theme would repeat throughout the case.
