A Witness with Nothing Left to Lose
We needed testimony.
The ledger listed Paul Hawkins — a third-generation baker who’d lost his shop after “failed inspections” and a mysterious fire. Catherine had even seized his grandmother’s silver tea kettle as “collateral.”
“She destroyed three generations of work,” he told us, his voice shaking. He agreed to testify, even though his hands still trembled when he said her name.
