He stopped asking me to speak to Brandon.

Brandon remained estranged.

His choice.

Once, Brandon sent an email from a new address.

Mom lost everything because of you. Dad abandoned us. Hope the medal was worth it.

I forwarded it to my attorney because the no-contact order prohibited Gertrude from using others to reach me, and we needed to know whether she was behind it.

There was no evidence she had directed Brandon.

So no violation was claimed.