Ruiz pressed play on a tablet. Eleanor appeared onscreen, grabbing Sophia by the hair because dinner was late. Audrey slapped her while Leo screamed. Another clip showed them locking the doors and taking Sophia’s phone.

A third captured Eleanor pouring infant medicine into the sink.

“She was overdosing him,” Eleanor said quickly.

The caseworker checked the dosage log Sophia had hidden inside a diaper box. “No. She was treating his fever correctly.”

I turned to Sophia. “How long?”

“Since two weeks after you left. They said you gave them authority. They showed me messages from your number.”