“That is a reason to ask for a review.

It is not a reason to decide who is responsible.”

I closed the notebook, leaving my thumb between the pages.

“I am not asking you to accuse anyone, Ruth.

I am asking you to preserve what the record says.”

She picked up her pen again.

“Then we should find the right channel before you put your name on anything.”

At twelve fifteen, we met in the records review room with the packet index spread across the table.