“This switch let somebody kill the downstairs phone without dropping the main signal upstairs,” Ray said.

“It was built to stop her from calling out,” Daniel said.

Ray fixed the signed tag to the plastic bag and passed the evidence folder to Daniel.

“Take this straight up to the third floor before the bail hearing,” Ray said.

Daniel carried the sealed evidence pouch upstairs to the county prosecutor’s office.

Mark Vance opened his door with a pen poised over the bail hearing summary sheet.

Claire drew the bound master timeline out of her folder, complete with the central office switch logs, the transcript of the pink notebook, and the junction box serial match.