“I’d like to tell your side,” she said.

“I’d also like to verify the allegations before publishing.”

I wanted the world to know.

I also knew a careless headline could make my life less safe and complicate investigations.

Leila suggested an on-the-record interview limited to my employment experience and the events I had personally witnessed.

June met me at the café after closing.

She wore a mustard-colored raincoat and carried a notebook rather than a camera.

“Why did you call 911?” she asked.