I Let My Father Hear From My Lawyer Before He Heard From Me

words. The page might as well have been in plumbing code.

Dana’s voice came through the speaker, sharper now. “Was any second login recorded? Forwarding activity?”

Mr. Brenner said no. Just one login. The image had been viewed, downloaded, and then there was no further activity on the school’s end.

I heard myself ask, “Could someone else in the house continue reading …