Chapter 15 - Gary’s criminal case

Gary faced charges involving:
Child abuse.
Domestic violence.
Assault.
And later:
Evidence-related offenses tied to the financial petition.
No attempted murder.
No kidnapping.
No sensational inflation.
The physical case was straightforward.
The financial scheme was more complicated.
Drafting a guardianship petition is legal.
Consulting a lawyer is legal.
Believing a teenager is immature is legal.
The question was whether Gary deliberately created or falsified evidence to support a proceeding that would benefit him financially.
Messages helped answer that.
One to a business associate:
If B gets control at 18, she kills Midland. Need extension of Rachel authority.
Another:
Court won’t care about the deal. Has to be about behavior.
Then:
She always goes nuts if Ethan gets disciplined.
And finally:
May you like
Need Brooke incident witnessed before Friday.
That sentence caused major problems for him.