Within an hour she was arranging formal requests to preserve records, emails, payments, and correspondence.

She told me not to try to seize files myself.

“We need material we can actually use,” she said.

“Anger doesn’t authenticate evidence.”

Later, a message arrived from an unknown number.

It contained a photograph of the exterior of my parents’ house and the words: They’re telling people you have been manipulated.

Be careful who speaks for Chloe.

I showed it to Sandra rather than answering.