At 3 A.M., My Brother Dragged Me Out of My Bedroom While Dad Laughed—He Had No Idea What the Smoke Detector Had Recorded

The records had been reviewed.

The court had acted within what the law and evidence supported.

There were still unresolved emotional questions.

But I wasn’t required to settle them before leaving.

I started the engine.

And drove home.

PART 8 — THE DOOR THAT FINALLY CLOSED

The first night after the restrictions were issued, I slept poorly.

I expected relief.

Instead, I kept waking.