The Cost | 6

Do No Harm

Wondery | NBC News

News, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As the Brights and Butlers confront CPS, their shared struggles raise difficult questions: Who’s really protecting children? And is this what it takes to keep them safe?

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Do No Harm, Add Free on Amazon Music.
0:05.6	Download the app today.
0:09.6	Harris County's 315th District Court was packed.
0:21.8	It was October 4, 2018.
0:24.2	Day 2 of the court hearing to determine whether CPS was justified when it took Melissa and
0:29.2	Dylan Bright's children.
0:31.2	After everyone settled into their seats, Lovar Jones stood up and walked toward the
0:35.4	stand.
0:36.4	Lovar adjusted his suit jacket as he sat down.
0:39.8	Then he raised his right hand and swore to tell the truth.
0:44.4	Dan Fee-Win, the attorney representing CPS, was nervous.
0:48.5	At this point I was playing defense.
0:50.2	I'm the prosecutor and then I'm the one playing defense.
0:52.8	Dan asked Lovar to detail the findings of his investigation into Mason Bright's head
0:56.9	injuries.
0:57.9	While those injuries left CPS with no choice but to take the kids.
1:02.1	At one point, Dan asked if he could have communicated better during the investigation.
1:07.4	Lovar said, yes, if he'd made any mistakes along the way.
1:12.6	Yes, some mistakes.
1:14.8	For example, Lovar said, he shouldn't have waited three weeks to get back in touch with
1:19.3	the Brights before taking their kids.
1:21.4	Finally, Dan asked, is there anything else that you wanted to say either directly to
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