It did not say that I had.

Harold, retired and living in Arizona, agreed through his own attorney to answer questions.

He admitted that he’d relied on Laird’s statement that Victoria was acting with my knowledge.

When he learned a child might be involved, he said he should have insisted on speaking directly to me.

His regret did not erase his part in what happened.

Elena listened to the account in a conference room across town.

Afterward, she asked Marianne one question: “Can we have a correction in writing?