Chapter 5
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Nothing Stolen
Power cut to one unit. Neighbors still have theirs. The electrical closet forced open, hinges removed. Drill holes in the walls. Nothing stolen. The intrusion itself was the point.
Documentation
7 chapters
All chapters tagged with Documentation
Act I
Act II
Chapter 11
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Eleven O'Clock
Steve flies to New York with his security team ahead of Evie's birth. Tamper screws set to eleven o'clock. NYPD drivers on shift. The birth of his daughter is being planned alongside logistics that have nothing to do with joy.
Act V
Chapter 28
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The Ambush
The last supervised visit ends at dusk. At the gate, a blacked-out SUV. Two men in camouflage. The supervisor who documents what she saw is removed from the case. The judge recuses herself without comment. Steve never sees his daughter again.
Act VII
Chapter 36
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Grandma's Letter
Steve asks the court to let his mother visit Evie instead. Linda Russell — a retired nurse who raised two sons who attended Stanford — drives thirteen hours round trip to Chappaqua. Walsh Sr. turns her away by phone. She persists. She gets the visits. She writes a letter to Judge Schauer documenting what she sees. Aunt K publishes it on StevieLovesEvie.com.
Chapter 37
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Erase, Deactivate, and Delete
Jennifer Jackman resigns as Attorney for the Child without explanation. Her replacement files a motion to suppress all blog content. A visitation conference is converted into a gag order hearing. Steve is declared in default. Judge Schauer orders the blog removed — every post, every photograph, every grandmother's letter. The words are precise. Erase. Deactivate. Delete.
Chapter 39
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Orders as Weapons
The court orders leave the courthouse. Tara and the Walsh family circulate them to employers, friends, and journalists — presenting them as proof Steve is dangerous. Reporter Michaelanne Petrella receives a direct threat seventeen days before the gag order exists. Walsh Sr. threatens Steve's attorney by voicemail. The SFPD detective investigating the poisoning is neutralized by a court order hand-delivered by a party to the case.
Act IX
Chapter 47
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The Record Is Open
The archive carries the story beyond the verdict and appeals. The 2025–2026 motions, the support-hearing account and the filed Article 78 petition preserve the question Steve asks someone to examine: what should change when the record and the continuing custody arrangement diverge?