My Daughter Begged Me Not to Get Off the Bus—Minutes Later, My Boyfriend Sent a Photo of My Deed Beside a Contract I Had Never Signed

I did not ask her to make the picture evidence of how she felt.

Then Rachel called about another woman.

Amanda Pierce.

The connection had come through a complaint and a professional referral, followed by Amanda’s agreement to speak.

Rachel had not accessed a stranger’s private file simply because the stories sounded similar.

Amanda wanted to compare enough information to determine whether we might be dealing with the same man.

We met in Rachel’s office.

Amanda held a copy of a photograph, though she barely needed to look at it.