Every Friday at 6 p.m. my daughter called me without fail, and the one week my phone stayed silent I drove to her house and heard a sound from upstairs that turned our quiet Tennessee life into something I still can’t fully talk about

brief second, Kevin and I locked eyes. His expression changed. The polished mask fell away, and I saw something cold and empty.

Then the mask was back.

Hawkins tried to repair the damage with a few more questions, but the jury’s faces told the story. Whatever doubt had existed was fading fast.

When Kevin finally stepped down, he looked shaken.

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