A document history did not match.

Sarah stopped.

She checked again.

The evidence file showed a modification.

Time:

12:47 a.m.

Sarah frowned.

Court records were not supposed to be changed without proper authorization.

Especially not after midnight.

She opened the activity log.

The system showed something strange.

Someone had accessed the file.

Someone had edited the evidence description.

Sarah immediately became concerned.

Because small changes in legal records could have serious consequences.

She continued checking.

The original file.

The modified file.

The access history.

The difference was clear.

Someone had changed information after the official submission.

Sarah immediately contacted the courtroom supervisor.

"We need to review this file."

The supervisor looked confused.

"What did you find?"

Sarah turned the screen.

"The evidence was altered."

The room became quiet.

"After midnight."

That changed everything.

Because the question was no longer whether Elena's evidence was questionable.

The question became:

Who changed it?

Chapter 3 — The Clerk Who Followed the Digital Trail

Sarah began a deeper review.

She compared every version.

The original submission.

The updated version.

The timestamps.

The login information.

She discovered something important.

The altered file was not created by Elena.