He Left Our Daughter To Drown But I Saved The Footage Chapter 31
The formal hearing on reinstating visitation was scheduled two weeks later.
Evan’s attorney placed the parenting course completion certificate front and center.
“My client admits he made a grievous error. But the purpose of the law is not only punishment; it is also to facilitate repair. Mr. Landry has completed his community service, he continues to attend counseling, and he is willing to begin with the strictest form of supervised visitation.”
The judge looked at him.
“And what are the child’s wishes?”
The attorney hesitated.
“An eight-year-old child is easily influenced by the custodial parent.”
My lawyer stood, but she didn’t address that point.
Instead, she opened the first file.
“This is the initial CPS evaluation. After being rescued, the phrase Maisie repeated was, ‘Dad told me to wait.’”
The second document was the supervised visitation report.
“She refused to accept the soccer ball Mr. Landry recovered and stated clearly that she did not want him touching her belongings.”
The third was the returned letter.
“The psychologist read only the first sentence before Maisie asked her to stop, stating that her father was still reducing years of neglect to a single choice made on the day of the hurricane.”
Finally, my lawyer placed the mediation record Evan himself had signed on the table.
It stated, in his own words, that he had received the second storm warning, knew the flood risk had exceeded eighty percent—
and then turned off his phone and remained in Brooke’s hotel room.
“None of this is a new allegation from my client,” my lawyer concluded. “These are all court-verified records or statements made by Mr. Landry himself.”