The panel watched Ethan spill the drink. They watched him apologize. They watched Tyler humiliate him. Linda appeared. That's enough.
Tyler pushed her aside. Ethan moved toward her. I, Tyler, shoved him backward into the chair. Maya felt the old helpless anger return, even though she knew what came next. On the screen, she stepped forward.
That's enough. Tyler turned. You going to do something about it? No one in the hearing room moved. The video continued.
Tyler reached. His hand closed around Maya's ponytail. Her voice remained calm. Let go. He pulled harder than two seconds.
Turn to control. Tyler lowered against the table. Release. Maya immediately moved to Ethan. You okay?
The recording captured Tyler standing again almost at once. Then his voice. She attacked me. Susan paused the video. Silence settled across the table.
It was different from the silence at the reception. That night, silence had protected Tyler. This morning, silence had nowhere left to hide him. One faculty panel member looked toward Tyler. Do you dispute that this is an unedited recording?
Tyler glanced at his father. Richard answered instead. We dispute the context. Susan's expression hardened. The video begins several minutes before the confrontation.
My son was being provoked over a period of days Maya stared at him. Richard continued. Miss Brooks had already warned Tyler that he should walk away. Given her training, that statement could reasonably be interpreted as a threat. David finally spoke from the back.
No sir, Richard turned. Susan nodded to David. Mr. Carter. David approached the table. He placed the folder down.
The earlier statement was recorded too. Jason's Thursday video appeared on screen. Maya outside the academic building. Tyler blocking her path. Jason filming.
You still have time to walk away. Then Tyler laughing. The recording showed Maya leave without touching him. David looked at the panel. If that was a threat, she had several opportunities to act on it.
She didn't. Richard's attorney shifted in his chair. David opened the folder. There's more. He placed the university server logs on the table.
The student center footage was accessed remotely after the reception through credentials assigned to Crestline systems. Another page. There was no scheduled maintenance. Another. No emergency work order.