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"We'll be getting a second medical opinion," Timothy adds. "From a doctor who isn't on my father's payroll."

Hayes's face goes red. "I resent that accusation."

"I don't care what you resent," Timothy says. "My mother is a prisoner here. And that ends now."

"She's a patient receiving treatment," Hayes says.

"She's a victim of abuse being silenced," I counter.

Hayes looks between us. "I'll need authorization from the Council to change her treatment plan."

"You'll have it by ...