Leo nodded once, looking down at his light blue sneakers.

He reached his right hand deep into the front pocket of his yellow cardigan and pulled out a rectangular brown envelope folded in half.

“Daddy and the mean lady told me to hold these papers and not let Audrey see them,” Leo whispered into the silent courtroom.

Clara rose half an inch off the wooden bench behind us before Julian reached back and yanked her coat sleeve down hard, his fingers digging into the fabric.

“Bring those papers to the bench, deputy,” Judge Norris ordered.