Only slightly, only for a moment, but I had spent his entire childhood learning to read the small changes in that face, and I saw his jaw tighten.

Beside him, Rachel went completely still, the stillness of a person who has just felt the floor shift.

Their attorney noticed it too, and he was on his feet at once.

“Your Honor,” said Gregory Walsh, “if Mrs.

Parker intends to introduce an audio recording, we would first need to establish its admissibility, and I would ask that we address the proper foundation before any such material is—” Judge Bennett lifted one hand, and Gregory stopped.

“You’ll have your opportunity, Mr.