“Lily was left by herself in this house for three days,” I said.

“That’s total nonsense,” Derek snapped.

“Patricia set everything up before we left port.

The babysitter had a family emergency after we were already at sea.”

“You talked through the front porch camera speaker and lied to Evelyn on Tuesday afternoon,” I said.

“Listen to me, Hannah,” Derek said, his voice climbing into a sharp, rattled shout.

“Don’t stick your nose into things you don’t understand.”

“Officer Marcus Bell is standing right here in this kitchen,” I said.