“The specialist used anatomical dolls and standard drawing supplies,” Mitchell said.

“Olivia was very clear.

She said her mother got angry because Emma sat in the wrong chair at the breakfast table.”

“Did she describe what happened after that?”

“The child’s statement was clear, detailed, and entirely consistent with the physical injuries,” Detective Mitchell said.

She laid the transcript flat on the wooden desk.

“Olivia told the interviewer her mother took the hot skillet off the burner, turned around, and threw it right at Emma’s head.”

The air in the little room felt heavy and still.