He warned me that photographs, however convincing, weren’t proof of identity or a crime.

He also said I shouldn’t confront Mark or Laura until we understood the risk to Emma.

“Could she be taken away from me?” I asked.

“Not because you brought a concern to the right people,” he said.

“But there are custody issues involved, and I’m not going to pretend they’re simple.

We’ll get you a qualified family attorney.”

We spent two hours building a timeline.

Ray asked questions no one had asked me after the funeral.