Mom left the apartment without telling anyone with a ticket to fly back to New York alone. She was turned around and talked out of the trip by 'friends.' On the drive home, she lashed out at Dad for having "almost made her leave her daughter" and asked for his "financial support."

"I would do anything for her," Mom wrote.

Around this time Mom's friend, Rashmi, reassured her, "If you can't deal with it later... you can always give her up for adoption." (WALSH_005693)

Text message to Dad after deciding not to abandon Evie and return to New York in May 2018
Text message to Dad after deciding not to abandon Evie and return to New York in May 2018