The photograph and envelope were preserved.

I looked at copies afterward instead of handling the originals repeatedly.

The security concern was treated separately from the allegation about Gavin.

Whoever placed the envelope might have been telling the truth, lying, or mixing the two for a purpose we did not yet understand.

I asked for an independent lawyer to advise me about my records and the allegation.

I did not want the entire question filtered through employees whose positions depended on my father.