“We’re here concerning a child-safety report.”

Marcus’s face became completely still.

PART 7 — SOPHIA IS NOT QUESTIONED IN FRONT OF THEM

The investigator did not ask Sophia to announce what happened in the living room.

Good.

The officers separated adults.

Sophia stayed with a female child-welfare worker in another room.

I was asked for my report.

Marcus and Elisa were interviewed separately.

I could hear his voice rising through a closed door.