A wave of murmurs rolled through the auditorium, two thousand people turning to each other, and I watched my sister’s face go the color of the paper the dean was holding.

I spoke into the silence before she could recover.

“The university asked me not to discuss the investigation with anyone,” I said, evenly, “until law enforcement had finished preserving the evidence.

So I stayed quiet.

I have been quiet a long time.

I’m told I’m very good at it.”