Chapter 11 - Grant tries to distance himself
Grant Mercer hired counsel immediately.
He said:
“I never told Vanessa to hurt anyone.”
Emails supported that.
He encouraged placement.
He wanted his company’s services used.
Ugly conflict of interest.
But no message said:
Stage an injury.
Push the baby.
Frame Lily.
In fact, after Vanessa wrote:
I need Adrian to see something serious
Grant responded:
Then get Lily evaluated by someone independent. Don’t make this weird.
Not heroic.
But important.
Northfield suspended him while its board reviewed the conflict.
Hartwell House terminated its business relationship with Northfield pending investigation.
Willow Crest provided records voluntarily under proper legal process and emphasized that its clinicians had not recommended placement.
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The service providers were not part of Vanessa’s violent act based on available evidence.
Vanessa had taken a financial incentive and built her own plan around it.
