The words hung in the damp air between us.

“What did you say?” I asked, wanting to make sure I heard her correctly.

“I will testify against him in court,” she repeated.

“I will tell the district attorney everything.”

“I will hand over these documents, and I will testify about the bribes to Dr. Vale.”

“I will explain exactly how they planned to have you permanently institutionalized.”

“But I want a deal.”

“I want immunity from prosecution.”

“You have to make Ana promise that the DA will drop the conspiracy charges against me.”

I looked at the leather bag in her hands, knowing the truth was locked inside it.

“I can’t make that promise for Ana,” I said. “She’s an estate attorney, not the prosecutor.”

“She has influence,” Yasmin snapped, her panic rising.

“She knows the district attorney personally.”

“If I don’t get immunity, I will take these papers and I will disappear.”

“And you will be left at Mark’s mercy.”

“He will find you, Alana.”

“Without these papers, it’s just your word against a certified psychiatrist.”