“That post was deleted within the hour,” Teresa said, her voice losing its polish.

Judge Gomez brought her hand down flat on her desk blotter.

“Sit down, Mrs.

Ramos,” Judge Gomez said.

Mariana dropped her head into her hands as the photograph stayed glowing on the white wall.

The court clerk pushed a fresh legal folder across the bench to Judge Gomez.

Detective Henderson pushed open the heavy wooden doors at the back of the room and walked down the carpeted aisle to the rail.

He carried a signed document stamped with the official Maricopa County seal.