“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip

“Do not delete anything.”

I forwarded screenshots to a secure email account and later provided the messages to investigators through counsel.

No secret tricks.

No dramatic recording scheme.

Just preservation.

PART 5 — OFFICER DAVIS

Officer Davis arrived around nine.

He spoke with me first.

“What did Lily tell you?”

I repeated her words as closely as I could.