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
Elena asked me to separate what I’d personally witnessed from what other people told me.
She wanted exact dates where possible.
Approximate ones clearly marked.
No invented details.
No attempt to improve the sequence.
I began with the room search.
Then the camera installation.
Then the evening of March 1.