He leaned over my shoulder without taking off his winter coat.

I ran my index finger down the left margin past three standard legal paragraphs about administrative hearing rights.

Line four gave the exact intake timestamp in bold digital numbers.

It had been entered into the state computer portal on December twenty-fourth at two o’clock PM.

“Read that timestamp out loud for me,” I said.

“December twenty-fourth at two PM,” Evan said.

His low voice sank even quieter in the small room.