Every Time My Daughter Came Home Unresponsive, My Husband Told Me Not to Worry. The Recording in Her Backpack Revealed Why.

“Melanie—”

“Goodbye, Carter.”

I walked out of that room and didn’t look back.

PART 15
The first time I spoke to Carter after his arrest was not the confrontation I’d rehearsed in my head.

My attorney advised me to keep any necessary communication through counsel.

Eventually, for reasons I still struggle to explain, I asked whether I could write him a letter that would not be sent.

Nina told me writing could be useful as long as I didn’t mistake it for legal correspondence.