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\u201cExcuse me?\u201d the Sergeant asked, confused. \u201cDoctor Evans, this is a domestic assault case. The husband\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe husband has a laceration on his scalp consistent with a defensive blow,\u201d Evans interrupted, cutting through the air like a scalpel. \u201cBut the child has grab marks on her humerus that are at least three days old. And the woman\u2026\u201d He pointed at me. \u201cShe has a defensive fracture healing on her ulnar bone\u2014I can see the swelling from here\u2014and a scar on her neck consistent with being thrown against a sharp edge, probably a table corner, maybe five years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard stood up, his face flushing red. \u201cWho do you think you are? I am a partner at\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care who you are,\u201d Evans snarled, stepping into Richard\u2019s personal space. \u201cI speak for the bodies that can\u2019t speak for themselves. And right now, these two living bodies are screaming louder than any corpse I\u2019ve ever examined.\u201d<\/p>\n

He turned to the Sergeant. \u201cI am invoking my authority under the State Emergency Protection Act. I demand an immediate forensic medical examination for both the mother and the child. Right now. Before you file a single piece of paper.\u201d<\/p>\n

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