A 9-year-old called her father from the hospital after a terrifying night—he stayed calm, knowing one surviving piece of evidence could expose everything

outside the local chain of influence.

The process was slower than Ronald wanted.

Nothing about it felt like the clean, immediate justice people imagine when they hear that a video exists.

There were interviews.

There were requests for records.

There were questions about who possessed which file and when.

There was a hospital social worker’s report, a formal continue reading …