“A disgruntled former contractor seeking attention.

And you took the infant from the temporary care agency I hired.”

“She belongs with family,” Ethan said.

“You left her with strangers in a strip mall.”

Richard tapped the screen of his phone to wake it.

The bright light lit up his chin and the sharp line of his jaw.

“The state views unauthorized removal of a minor from a registered facility as kidnapping.

That is a federal offense.”