“Start with the appointments you’ve been given.”

She checked the first time and opened her calendar.

PART 8 — What Could Be Written, and What Could Not

The following Monday, the mother gave the detective her updated statement and the copies of her earlier notes.

The no-contact conditions remained active.

Derek was formally excluded from Mia’s household and care under the current arrangements.

Collection of his belongings would be handled through the authorized channel, not by asking the mother to let him in while Mia was there.

I came to clarify a small point about the dispatch documentation, not to hear every question put to him or to the mother.