Nadia didn’t tell me not to be angry.

She asked whether I wanted the documents included in the parenting proceeding, where they could help clarify why notices had failed.

We discussed what was relevant and what would only create noise.

I told her I wanted a truthful record, not a public spectacle.

Callum confronted Lorraine at a family meeting his attorney later described in a sworn statement.

I wasn’t present.

I learned that Lorraine had called her actions protection, then loyalty, and finally necessity.