Vanessa agreed to provide the full file without editing it, though she did not withdraw her caption or offer Maya an apology.

Thomas saved the supplied file with its available information and kept an untouched copy.

He recorded who provided it and when.

Four secure copies were prepared for Maya, Ellen, the evidence file, and backup storage.

Keeping copies did not make Thomas an expert able to establish everything about the device or every moment before the video began.

It meant the recording would not exist only at Vanessa’s discretion.

Maya watched enough to confirm that the clip continued through Lily’s crying.