He knew I’d find everything.
He knew I’d ask the right questions.”
Paulson nodded slowly.
“He trusted you to finish it.”
Gerald was brought in for formal questioning four days later.
I wasn’t in the room.
Paulson called me afterward.
“He lawyered up immediately,” Paulson said.
“But before his attorney arrived, he made a statement.
He said Catherine’s death was an accident.
That he had only meant to — and I’m quoting — ‘make her uncomfortable enough to leave Frank.’ He said he hadn’t intended for her to d*e.”
The word *accident* sat in my chest like a stone.
“He admitted it.”
“Enough of it.
His attorney is already working damage control, but the statement is on record.
Combined with the nurse’s testimony and the medication discrepancy in Frank’s chart, the DA’s office is moving forward.”
Two weeks later, Gerald Marsh was formally charged.
