“I understand child development far better than a man who tracks concrete dust across his own kitchen floor.”

“The brass lock was fastened through the iron latch when the father arrived,” Henderson said.

“Julian leaves hazardous equipment all over that hot garage,” she said.

“He leaves power tools on open shelves where a toddler can pull them down.”

“The lock had a heavy steel shackle, Mrs.

Ramos,” Henderson said, tapping the end of his pen against his thumb.

“It was locked shut.”