When I first saw the permitted reference copy with counsel, I felt cold despite the warmth of the room.

Brenda had spent years telling me that I needed to contribute more.

She had watched me bring meals to events, remember birthdays, arrange departures, and stand outside conversations while she pulled Paige closer.

Here she was, in a room I had thought belonged to my husband’s work, arriving with an object that investigators would now need to identify.

“Does this show who logged in?” I asked.

“Not by itself,” the specialist said.