Summary

Chapter 19 is titled “Ruth.” Kennedy had presented Ruth with Davis's newborn screening, which was missing from the original file. By this point, Ruth has tried to tell Kennedy the truth – that she tried to get Davis breathing before Marie enter the room, though she was ordered not to touch the baby. Initially, she was afraid to tell the truth. Now she is ashamed at having lied so long. Seeing the report and realizing the true cause of Davis's death, she knows that it really did not matter that she was a black nurse tending a white baby. Adisa assures Ruth that she will be with her throughout the trial, and Ruth is grateful but still refuses to be part of the protestors in front of the courthouse. She and Edison plan to meet Kennedy to...