Not because I am clever, but because I work in logistics, and because at half past four in the morning the only functioning part of my brain was the part that thinks about redundancy.

Nine days later, Brenda’s lawyer sent a letter arguing that the recording was unlawful and inadmissible.

It was not.

Minnesota is a one-party consent state, the camera was in the common living area of a home I own and pay for, its existence had been disclosed to my husband in writing in 2023, and there is no expectation of privacy in a shared living room for a person who has been living there rent-free for two years.

The letter was four pages long.

Naomi’s reply was one paragraph.