“I don’t know,” Naomi answered.

“The evidence establishes that she moved the chair.

Intent and legal responsibility are matters investigators and, potentially, a court will examine.

We do not have to invent her thoughts to address what she did.”

I appreciated the discipline in that answer.

Rage made it tempting to build a story bigger than the facts.

I wanted justice rooted in facts strong enough to survive scrutiny.

When Naomi left, I looked again at the photograph of Piper beside my bed.