I h:id my career as a judge from my mother-in-law. After my C-section, she stormed in with adoption papers, demanding one twin for her infe:rtile daughter. I clutched my babies and pressed the panic button

Margaret sat in the corner under guard, her fur coat folded around her like armor.

She said nothing.

That frightened me more than her shouting had.

At 2:17 in the afternoon, a marshal named Chen carried in a sealed evidence pouch containing the original visitor authorization.

The request had been submitted at 5:42 that morning.

Authorized representative: Ethan Whitmore.

Emergency contact: Karen Whitmore.

The electronic signature matched Ethan’s hospital registration signature exactly.

Too exactly.

A digital copy.

Someone had accessed our admission file.

“Hospital breach,” Chen said.

The administrator swayed slightly.

Ethan turned to Margaret.

“How did you get into our account?”