I brought my 8-month-old to work with $18 and no babysitter—when they tried to take her from me, the restaurant owner woke up holding her and changed everything
The father of her child, Travis Mercer, had left when Elodie was six weeks old. He hadn’t visited in more than seven months. He sent small amounts of money only when Brielle repeatedly asked.
Everett turned on the large screen behind his desk.
“Bring up every service-hallway camera from the last two hours.”
