At 53, My Mom Finally Started Dating Again—When I Met the Man Making Her So Happy, I Waited Until He Left and Said, “Mom, You Need to Know Who He Really Is”

Another:

Are you okay after Vance cornered you in the kitchen? He was standing weirdly close.

Small corroboration.

Not a criminal case.

Not nothing.

The colleague who sent the second message was Melissa Grant.

We had not spoken in almost four years.

I texted:

This may be strange. Are you free for a call sometime?