In his first interview, Marcus claimed the cage had been part of a private arrangement between us.
He said I entered voluntarily after becoming unpredictable and that the food restrictions were an exaggeration caused by my confused memory.
Family
His mother offered a softer version of the same lie.
She said the cage was temporary, that I always had water, and that she wore the key only so Marcus could not misuse it.
The recordings did not merely contradict them.
They captured the routine they had built around my suffering.
There was Marcus counting the seconds while I begged for water.
There was his mother telling him to wait longer because begging taught gratitude.
