PART 10

Our attorneys received the first preserved records in mid-January.

The agency’s old database showed that Nora Whitcomb had authorized an unusual change of identifying information during the period Chloe was placed in temporary care.

The note attached to the amendment said only, “Per counsel.” Helen reminded me that a suspicious entry wasn’t proof of criminal intent.

She began tracing the authorizations and seeking sworn testimony.

The financial side was more concrete.