I Went to the Hospital to Care for My Son After He Broke His Leg – Then the Nurse Slipped Me a Note, ‘He’s Lying. Check the Camera at 3 a.m.’

As she finished up and walked toward the door, she brushed past me.

As Jasper reached out to adjust the boy’s blanket, Howard flinched.

Without looking down or slowing her pace, she pressed something into my palm. My fingers closed around it instinctively.

I waited until she left, and Jasper was looking at his phone again. I unfolded the yellow Post-it note.

HE’S LYING. CHECK THE CAMERA AT 3 A.M.

My mouth went dry.

I waited a few minutes, making a show of needing to find a vending machine. I stepped into the hallway and looked for the nurse. She was standing by the station, clicking a pen.