Susan refused to speculate.<\/p>\n
I did enough for both of us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy change it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cInsurance?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cInheritance?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCriminal liability?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have a favorite word.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt keeps clients from making expensive mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucy breathed for eleven minutes.<\/p>\n
That fact would not leave me.<\/p>\n
Eleven minutes.<\/p>\n
Long enough to exist separately from Mama.<\/p>\n
Long enough to require a name in a different column.<\/p>\n
Long enough that somebody decided the record needed changing.<\/p>\n
We called Judith again.<\/p>\n
She remembered nothing about a second certificate.<\/p>\n
But Evelyn\u2019s papers contained one more clue.<\/p>\n
A notation:<\/p>\n
Dr. Ames refused revised classification.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat classification?\u201d<\/p>\n
Judith did not know.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid your mother mention Ames?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was angry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Morton?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Franklin Ames died in 1984.<\/p>\n
But his medical practice had been taken over by his son, then grandson.<\/p>\n
The practice archive still existed.<\/p>\n
Susan called.<\/p>\n
Old patient records from 1951 had mostly been destroyed under retention policies.<\/p>\n
But administrative correspondence had been donated to a university medical collection.<\/p>\n
Another archive.<\/p>\n
Another search.<\/p>\n
This time Susan sent an assistant.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, we examined Lucy\u2019s records.<\/p>\n
The original hospital worksheet listed:<\/p>\n
Live birth.<\/p>\n
Female.<\/p>\n
Premature.<\/p>\n
Birth weight: 3 pounds, 1 ounce.<\/p>\n
Respiration weak.<\/p>\n
Heart activity present.<\/p>\n
Death eleven minutes after delivery.<\/p>\n
Cause:<\/p>\n
Prematurity following maternal trauma.<\/p>\n
The later county record changed it to:<\/p>\n
Stillbirth following accidental fall.<\/p>\n
Those changes accomplished two things.<\/p>\n
They erased a live birth.<\/p>\n
And softened the role of trauma.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would Wayne care whether Lucy lived eleven minutes?\u201d Russell asked.<\/p>\n
Patricia, who had joined us again, answered before Susan.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause a living child can inherit.\u201d<\/p>\n
We all looked at her.<\/p>\n
Susan nodded slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is one possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cInherit what?\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricia looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert\u2019s estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
My father.<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Robert had been dead years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Lucy wasn\u2019t his child.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLegally?\u201d<\/p>\n
I stopped.<\/p>\n
Mama was still Helen Lane.<\/p>\n
She had not married Wayne.<\/p>\n
Under the law at the time, Patricia explained, a child born to a widow within certain circumstances could create questions of legitimacy, parentage, inheritance, depending on timing and facts.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut years had passed,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. So Robert could not biologically be Lucy\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot Robert directly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan was already searching old property records.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe a family trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
Edward.<\/p>\n
My uncle.<\/p>\n
My father\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n
Someone else.<\/p>\n
Patricia suddenly remembered something.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert and Edward\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe died in 1950.\u201d<\/p>\n
One year before Lucy.<\/p>\n
\u201cEstate?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho inherited?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRobert\u2019s surviving issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Russell?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Russell wasn\u2019t Robert\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russell looked startled.<\/p>\n
We had always known Wayne was his father.<\/p>\n
Or thought we did.<\/p>\n
Patricia continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe estate had land.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot much by modern standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEdward received part. The rest was supposed to pass to Robert\u2019s child.\u201d<\/p>\n
Me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan searched.<\/p>\n
The estate file existed.<\/p>\n
Digitized index only.<\/p>\n
She ordered the full record.<\/p>\n
Then Patricia said, \u201cIf Helen had another child while the estate was still being administered, somebody might have raised questions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if Lucy wasn\u2019t Robert\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe Wayne wanted to avoid any examination of parentage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russell became very still.<\/p>\n
I noticed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
He shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thinking about me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Wayne was my father\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He stopped.<\/p>\n
We all knew the unfinished sentence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf?\u201d<\/p>\n
Russell had always been told Wayne was his biological father.<\/p>\n
Mama had conceived Russell while Robert was still alive.<\/p>\n
That fact had been another source of shame.<\/p>\n
Or so the family story said.<\/p>\n
But what if that story was wrong too?<\/p>\n
Russell whispered, \u201cMaybe that\u2019s why Mom never talked about dates.\u201d<\/p>\n
I did the arithmetic.<\/p>\n
Russell was born before Robert died.<\/p>\n
Mama had always said Wayne fathered him during an affair.<\/p>\n
That affair supposedly explained why Wayne later had leverage over her.<\/p>\n
Patricia frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father never believed Russell was Wayne\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went silent.<\/p>\n
Russell stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEdward thought you were Robert\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said Helen only claimed Wayne was your father later.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russell stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Wayne told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The answer collapsed as soon as he said it.<\/p>\n
Wayne told him.<\/p>\n
Wayne.<\/p>\n
The least reliable source in our entire history.<\/p>\n
Russell sat again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh God.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Patricia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would Mama lie about Russell\u2019s father?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo protect him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan raised a hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not merge separate questions without evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
She was right.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u2019s altered record was enough.<\/p>\n
We did not need another family earthquake without proof.<\/p>\n
At noon, Michael appeared for a deposition related to document preservation.<\/p>\n
I was not allowed to question him.<\/p>\n
Susan was.<\/p>\n
We watched remotely from another room.<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s lawyer objected frequently.<\/p>\n
Michael answered carefully.<\/p>\n
Did he know the Harper settlement funded RHM assets?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, by 1998.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did he tell me?<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.<\/p>\n
Did he tell Mama?<\/p>\n
\u201cShe already knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did he offer Mama $100,000 for documents?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
\u201cTo resolve disputed claims and purchase records.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did he believe the records might establish my ownership claims?<\/p>\n
\u201cPotentially.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did he instruct Gerald Vane to monitor Mama?<\/p>\n
\u201cI retained Mr. Vane for asset and records research.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did that include photographing her visitors?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did he direct men to Russell\u2019s house?<\/p>\n
\u201cI requested retrieval of business records.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did Russell authorize it?<\/p>\n
Michael paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believed authorization existed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you create the document bearing his signature?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan placed the document on screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid your office create it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s lawyer objected.<\/p>\n
Michael eventually answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhose instruction?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cMine.\u201d<\/p>\n
There.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Russell sign it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI believed we had authority under prior agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was not my question.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room where I watched went still.<\/p>\n
Michael admitted the signature was not Russell\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Susan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know that when the document was sent?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even Daniel looked surprised.<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s lawyer asked for a break.<\/p>\n
Susan refused until the pending question was answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy use Russell\u2019s signature?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael said, \u201cTemplate error.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
Susan did not.<\/p>\n
Then she asked about Robert\u2019s ledger.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you burn it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI placed outdated duplicate materials in a burn barrel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas Robert Lane\u2019s original warehouse ledger among them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI believed complete copies existed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid a court preservation order exist?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI had not been personally served.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you aware the judge had entered one?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
That mattered.<\/p>\n
Susan\u2019s expression barely changed.<\/p>\n
Then she asked about Lucy.<\/p>\n
Michael looked toward his lawyer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is Lucy Lane?\u201d<\/p>\n
He answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelen\u2019s deceased daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you learn about her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father\u2019s records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you maintain a file on her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was relevant to historical property issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat property?\u201d<\/p>\n
That was the question.<\/p>\n
Michael paused too long.<\/p>\n
Susan repeated it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat property made an eleven-minute-old infant relevant to Larkspur or RHM?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s lawyer objected.<\/p>\n
The judge was not present.<\/p>\n
The objection was noted.<\/p>\n
Michael still had to answer unless instructed otherwise.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe Lane estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricia had been right.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about the Lane estate?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLucy\u2019s birth status affected title.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart pounded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat title?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe original Mason Ridge tract.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everything stopped.<\/p>\n
Larkspur.<\/p>\n
Mason Ridge.<\/p>\n
Not purchased first with RHM money?<\/p>\n
Or not entirely.<\/p>\n
Susan leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cExplain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael looked tired.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe forty-eight acres were once part of the Lane family estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
My father\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
The room spun.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did RHM acquire them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough intermediaries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEdward Lane sold his interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Linda Harper\u2019s interest?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael said nothing.<\/p>\n
Susan repeated the question.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened to Linda Harper\u2019s inherited interest?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael finally answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was represented as extinguished.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBy whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWayne Harper.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn what basis?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat Helen, as guardian, had accepted consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stood without realizing it.<\/p>\n
Mama.<\/p>\n
Guardian.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
Susan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat consideration?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHousehold support and debt payments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wayne had turned groceries and hospital bills into payment for my inherited land.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas Linda informed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she sign?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas court approval obtained?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have not found it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why was her interest treated as extinguished?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s answer came quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause nobody challenged it.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
The legal philosophy of thieves.<\/p>\n
Nobody challenged it.<\/p>\n
Because nobody told me.<\/p>\n
Susan asked, \u201cWhere does Lucy fit?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael rubbed his forehead.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Lucy was born alive, Helen\u2019s handling of the Lane estate could have triggered another probate inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the estate records were still open.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that inquiry might have exposed Linda\u2019s unresolved interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo somebody changed Lucy from live birth to stillbirth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know who.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour records contain the altered certificate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father had it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Wayne benefit?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Thomas Reed?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father acquired an interest in the land.\u201d<\/p>\n
My anger sharpened.<\/p>\n
Thomas.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
The apologetic old man.<\/p>\n
The one who said Wayne blackmailed him later.<\/p>\n
Apparently he had profited earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwenty percent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough what entity?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT.R. Nominee Trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
The same entity on the hidden deed.<\/p>\n
Susan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid your father know Linda\u2019s interest had not been legally extinguished?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he tell you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c1998.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you nevertheless transferred the parcel into Larkspur.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
No ambiguity.<\/p>\n
No childhood fear.<\/p>\n
A deliberate modern act.<\/p>\n
Susan asked one final question before the break.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you preserve Lucy\u2019s file?\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael looked directly into the camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause my father told me it was the document that kept Helen from ever challenging the land.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not money.<\/p>\n
Not a settlement.<\/p>\n
A dead child\u2019s altered record.<\/p>\n
The ultimate leverage.<\/p>\n
When the deposition paused, I walked outside.<\/p>\n
Russell followed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMason Ridge was yours before Wayne ever used your settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe stole the same land twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
I understood what he meant.<\/p>\n
First my inheritance.<\/p>\n
Then settlement money used to consolidate or conceal it.<\/p>\n
Wayne had not merely taken opportunities created by my accident.<\/p>\n
He had been taking from me since childhood.<\/p>\n
Before I knew what property meant.<\/p>\n
Before I knew my father\u2019s family had land.<\/p>\n
Before I could sign anything.<\/p>\n
The university archive called that afternoon.<\/p>\n
Dr. Ames\u2019s correspondence had been located.<\/p>\n
One letter referenced Helen Lane.<\/p>\n
Susan had it scanned.<\/p>\n
Ames wrote to the county registrar three days after Lucy\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
I will not certify this child as stillborn.<\/p>\n
Cardiac activity and spontaneous respiration were observed.<\/p>\n
He also wrote:<\/p>\n
The maternal injuries are not consistent with the simple stair fall described by Deputy Morton.<\/p>\n
My pulse increased.<\/p>\n
A second letter followed.<\/p>\n
Ames complained that another certificate had been filed without his authorization.<\/p>\n
He threatened to report Morton.<\/p>\n
Then nothing.<\/p>\n
No further correspondence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did he stop?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Susan did not know.<\/p>\n
Patricia searched newspaper archives.<\/p>\n
One week later, Dr. Ames\u2019s clinic was investigated for narcotics record violations.<\/p>\n
Charges were never filed.<\/p>\n
But his reputation suffered.<\/p>\n
Morton again.<\/p>\n
Pressure.<\/p>\n
A warning.<\/p>\n
Keep quiet.<\/p>\n
The pattern repeated.<\/p>\n
Then the Lane estate records arrived electronically.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of pages.<\/p>\n
Susan searched my name.<\/p>\n
There.<\/p>\n
Linda Lane.<\/p>\n
Minor beneficiary.<\/p>\n
One-half interest in Mason Ridge property after Edward\u2019s portion.<\/p>\n
No record of lawful sale.<\/p>\n
No court-approved transfer.<\/p>\n
No guardian petition.<\/p>\n
Then a document appeared from 1952.<\/p>\n
Receipt and Release.<\/p>\n
Purported signature:<\/p>\n
Helen Lane, guardian for Linda Lane.<\/p>\n
Witness:<\/p>\n
Cal Morton.<\/p>\n
Notarized by:<\/p>\n
Thomas Reed.<\/p>\n
Consideration:<\/p>\n
$3,500.<\/p>\n
Paid by:<\/p>\n
Wayne Harper.<\/p>\n
I stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cMama signed this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan enlarged it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russell leaned closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t look like her signature.\u201d<\/p>\n
I knew Mama\u2019s handwriting better than anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susan compared it with letters.<\/p>\n
Differences obvious.<\/p>\n
Another forged document.<\/p>\n
Thomas notarized it.<\/p>\n
Morton witnessed it.<\/p>\n
Wayne paid himself into my property.<\/p>\n
And that $3,500?<\/p>\n
The payment ledger showed no money to Mama.<\/p>\n
Instead:<\/p>\n
Hospital debt.<\/p>\n
Rent.<\/p>\n
Groceries.<\/p>\n
Wayne counted the cost of controlling us as payment for my inheritance.<\/p>\n
Susan whispered, \u201cThis changes the property claim significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMeaning?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMeaning Mason Ridge may never have lawfully left your ownership chain.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at the screen.<\/p>\n
The land Michael had rushed into a foundation might not merely contain money traceable to me.<\/p>\n
It might still be mine in a far more direct sense.<\/p>\n
Then Russell pointed at another line.<\/p>\n
\u201cWait.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release listed children of Helen Lane:<\/p>\n
Linda Lane.<\/p>\n
Russell Lane.<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
Not Russell Harper.<\/p>\n
Russell Lane.<\/p>\n
And beside his name:<\/p>\n
Minor potential contingent heir of Robert Lane.<\/p>\n
Russell stopped breathing.<\/p>\n
Patricia covered her mouth.<\/p>\n
The estate lawyer in 1952 had treated Russell as potentially Robert\u2019s son.<\/p>\n
Not Wayne\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Russell stared at the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy whole life\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He could not finish.<\/p>\n
Wayne had not only stolen my property.<\/p>\n
He may have stolen Russell\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
Susan refused to speculate. I did enough for both of us. \u201cWhy change it?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d \u201cInsurance?\u201d \u201cPossibly.\u201d \u201cInheritance?\u201d \u201cPossibly.\u201d \u201cCriminal liability?\u201d \u201cPossibly.\u201d \u201cYou have a favorite word.\u201d \u201cIt … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feel-every-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4457,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions\/4457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}