Liam discovers Marcus's custody battle is rooted in a case of mistaken identity and revenge

Marcus Webb showed up at my niece's school with a court order calling me emotionally unfit and transient.

I barely know the man. He’s my sister’s ex-brother-in-law. We’ve met twice.

But he wanted custody of Mia. My niece. The one my sister named me guardian of in a text message three hours before she died.

I told Detective Tanaka everything. My home. My bond with Mia. My job.

She just sat there. Silence. No questions. No answers.

I felt like a suspect.

Then I found the voicemail. Marcus left it for his own sister who skipped town.

“I’ll take your kid just like you took mine.”

He confused me with her new boyfriend. He thought I was the guy who helped her disappear.

But he won’t back down. Now he’s filed a motion saying I kidnapped Mia from school.

Emergency custody. Based on a lie.

Detective Tanaka presented her report. She told the judge the truth: Marcus has no relationship with Mia. He never did. He confused me with someone else.

She recommended I keep custody.

But the judge hasn’t ruled yet.

Marcus is still pushing. He’s embarrassed. He needs to win or lose face.

And I’m just sitting here with a dead sister and her daughter, wondering how a voicemail meant for someone else turned my life into a legal war.

What do I do?