Rivera said:

“Cases are mosaics.”

I said:

“I preferred build outward.”

She almost smiled.

PART 21 — THE FOOD EVIDENCE

Police had collected the plates, utensils, saucepan, and remnants from the kitchen under warrant.

That became critical.

Lab testing showed the sedating medication was associated with what Noah and I had eaten.

Investigators did not find an equivalent concentration in untouched portions from the common preparation.