CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

to leave.

To this day, I do not know whether they truly believed they could outrun federal process or whether they were simply trying to buy twenty-four hours in a hotel somewhere the children could not overhear the next phase. Their lawyer later suggested they were headed to Las Vegas to “clear their heads.” Maybe. Maybe they had one-way tickets and continue reading …