“Lily spent two days alone in that house.”

“Ma figured the neighbor had her.”

“Patricia’s the one who told you to leave her.”

The tapping stopped.

“Nobody ever said that.”

“You want me to pull a neglect report so your mother’s story holds up.”

“I want you to pull it so my whole life doesn’t fall apart over one weekend.” A car door slammed somewhere on his end.

“Tell me you’ll do it.