PART 19: Why didn’t you come forward sooner? Michael asked. Because I needed proof. People don’t believe maintenance men over wealthy investment bankers. I needed evidence that…

PART 18: The adults failed you, not the other way around. Thank you for your bravery in speaking today. Miss Valdez, do you have questions for this…

PART 17: Patricia Valdez stood smoothing her skirt, projecting confidence. Thank you, your honor. My client, Daniel Mercer, has been unjustly separated from the children he helped…

PART 16: “He’s bluffing, trying to scare you into backing down. Don’t let him.” “But what if Natalie?” Ethan gripped her shoulders, forcing her to look at…

PART 15: Not your guilt, not your self flagagillation. Your action going forward. Natalie felt tears building again. She’d cried more in 3 weeks than in the…

PART 14: Better overkill than underkill, Torres replied. She was smaller than Jackson, but moved with deadly efficiency. Your ex sounds unstable. Unstable people are unpredictable. We…

PART 13: Anna rung her dish towel between her hands. I’m scared. What if he tries something? Natalie was already dialing Michael. He answered on the second…

PART 12: You can’t control judges, though. They have power. They make decisions. Mason’s words came faster, anxiety speeding his speech. What if Daniel lies? What if…

PART 11: What do you want? Natalie said coldly. I want to see my kids. Daniel sounded drunk, his words slurring. I have rights. You can’t just…