Then prosecutors confronted her with the texts and device activity.

Her attorney negotiated.

She eventually admitted she had suspected serious harm and chose repeatedly not to obtain proper medical or protective intervention.

She also acknowledged threatening Chloe with separation from the family if she kept speaking about Michael.

That mattered.

But I refused to read every page of her statement while Chloe was asleep down the hall.

There is a way caregivers can become addicted to case details because information feels like control.

Dr.