Her husband filed for divorce soon after he learned she’d stood by laughing while I nearly drowned. Beth later gave birth to a healthy boy, and I was glad for the child, even though she never understood my point of view.

My mother ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and coercion and received four years in state prison. My father pleaded guilty to corporate fraud, felony witness tampering, and obstruction, and got seven years.

Beth avoided prison, given her minor role and her recent childbirth, and received five years of probation, heavy fines, and five hundred hours of community service.

At the sentencing, my mother turned from the defense table to glare at me. “You destroyed this family,” she said.

I held Kayla against my chest and met her eyes. “No. I stopped you from destroying another generation.”

Eight months later, I went back to the same pool deck at Grandview Manor.