“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

When Lily came out, she looked exhausted.

I did not ask:

What did you tell them?

I asked:

“Hungry?”

She nodded.

We went for pancakes.

PART 9 — THE PATTERN

Investigators told me later, through the proper process, that Lily described more than one incident.

Not daily.