“I won’t.”

Eleanor pointed at her. “She’s manipulating you. She refuses to cook, clean, or contribute. We were teaching her responsibility.”

Naomi set a thick folder on the dining table. “By striking her?”

“No one struck anyone,” Audrey snapped.

Captain Ruiz removed a sealed evidence bag containing the nursery camera’s memory card. Audrey’s confidence cracked.

I’d installed the camera before deploying, because Leo was due while I was away. It automatically uploaded footage to an encrypted account. Eleanor unplugged the router whenever she hurt Sophia—unaware that the camera stored recordings locally and uploaded them the moment service returned.