It was the first time since the accusation that she slept for more than three hours.

PART 3

Leah brought Clara to see attorney Naomi Brooks on Monday morning.

Naomi ran a small practice above a bakery and volunteered several afternoons each month at the clinic.

She wore inexpensive glasses attached to a chain and listened without interrupting while Clara recounted eleven years at the Hamilton estate.

“Let’s separate three things,” Naomi said when Clara finished.

“What happened, what people assume happened, and what the complainants can actually prove.”