45. Red Cap

Summary

• Kya goes to court again, finding strength in seeing her friends Jumpin’, Mabel, and Tate there.
• The witness, Dr. Steward Cone, testifies that Chase Andrews died from extensive injuries to the brain and spinal cord due to a fall.
• Eric, the prosecution, gets Dr. Cone to confirm that Chase was likely moving backward when he fell, consistent with being pushed.
• The jacket Chase was wearing when he died had red wool fibers on it that matched a red cap found at Kya’s residence, and strands of Kya’s hair were found in the cap.
• During cross-examination, Tom Milton makes Dr. Cone admit that there was no evidence that Chase was pushed, and the fibers on his jacket could have been there for any length of time up to four years.
• Tom also gets Dr. Cone to confirm that, beyond the fibers, there was no other evidence tying Kya to Chase the night he died.
• After court adjourns for lunch, Kya is led back to her cell where she reflects on a scrap of paper with her brother Jodie’s phone number and a compass given to her by Tate.