There was still no final finding I could announce.

Victor’s access remained restricted under the interim arrangements.

The investigation could follow the laboratory work, the hospital handling route, statements, and home medication access without me turning Noah into the person who had to connect them all.

My own assessment continued too.

Questions about my actions were not an accusation I needed to answer with anger.

I supplied what I knew, corrected uncertain times, and kept the instructions.

That was what I had wanted from the beginning: a record that could be checked, regardless of which adult spoke most convincingly.