cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

cross-examined each one with surgical patience.

“Have you ever seen Mrs. Carter apologize to Emma Morgan?”

No.

“Have you heard Mrs. Carter acknowledge that Emma did not strike Brooklyn?”

No.

“Were you present when Mrs. Carter used an aluminum bat against a child?”

No.

Their kind memories shrank under facts.

Then Vanessa testified.

I had wondered whether she continue reading …