The room’s security camera captured every second of the assault.
As the officers cuffed him, Mason glared at me with a terrifying mix of rage and panic.
“Look what you forced me to do!”
“That’s what you never understood,” I told him, my voice dead even. “Nobody forced you to do anything.”
The attempted assault completely transformed the prosecution’s case. The DA upgraded the charges against Mason to include aggravated domestic battery, felony witness intimidation, identity fraud, grand larceny, and attempted murder. Beatrice was indicted for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic abuse. Richard accepted a plea deal for failure to render aid and obstruction of justice, agreeing to testify against his wife and son.
During the trial, Beatrice’s defense team insisted everything was an exaggerated misunderstanding. The forensic pathologist presented my X-rays and demonstrated that my leg had sustained at least three distinct, heavy impacts. Mrs. Gable testified about finding me barefoot, covered in mud, and barely conscious on her porch. Nurse Mendez submitted the audio recordings. Then, the court watched the high-definition footage of Mason breaking into my rehab room with a knife.
