In a city built by American industry, the water that flowed from the taps became a vector for poison. This is not the story of a natural disaster, but of a man-made one, born from a series of calculated decisions in the halls of power. We dissect the anatomy of a public trust betrayal, examining how bureaucratic indifference and the prioritization of austerity over people led to the poisoning of an entire community and a shocking failure of justice.