“I’m also used to hearing the outcome by the end of a shift.”

“Court is rarely that kind.”

She warned me that defense attorneys might challenge the meaning of messages or argue over when a piece of evidence was created.

I appreciated that she did not treat me as fragile.

She let me know there would be setbacks without implying that setbacks meant the truth had changed.

Outside her office, I sat on a bench and wrote Lily a note on my phone: We are going to the library on Saturday.

You can choose two books, even the gigantic one about sea animals.