My Husband Locked Our Phones in His Toolbox Before Friday Dinner—Then My Son Collapsed After Three Bites

I stood.

“I think this meeting is over.”

He did not stop me.

On the sidewalk, I called a civil attorney recommended by Detective Rivera.

Rachel Keene.

She said:

“Do not meet your husband’s lawyer alone again.”

I didn’t.

PART 9 — THE PREPAID PHONE

Rivera called the next morning.