She received eight years for her role in the attack and for witness intimidation.

The communications and conduct relevant to that intimidation had been examined and presented through the case.

Her prominence on charity boards did not make them harmless.

Neither did the fact that she sometimes spoke of concern for the baby.

When her sentence was pronounced, she began crying.

I did not feel obliged to enjoy it.

Hannah had cried at a bus stop, in hospital rooms, in my kitchen, and behind a closed bedroom door when she thought I could not hear.

Victoria’s tears were not a reason to undo the accountability the evidence had earned.