The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

into records no one had thought to request.

“Is it enough for an arrest warrant?” she asked.

“We’re going back to the magistrate now.”

Courtroom 6A felt different when everyone returned later that morning. The jury had not been brought in. Reporters had been kept outside. Tyler Reed sat beside Nina Kaplan, no longer trying to look harmless and no longer continue reading …