Child abuse

Previously

…He didn’t wait for a response, just turned and walked away, the click of the front door closing behind him a final, definitive sound. He got into his car, the engine roaring to life. He drove, not towards any particular destination, but simply away, away from the house, away from Lily, away from the suffocating reality of his own making. He didn't see Mr. Henderson's car pull up to Sarah's house, nor did he notice the quiet, observant man step out, his gaze already scanning the familiar facade of Lily's home. The investigator's gaze, sharp and discerning, had begun its work, a silent promise of scrutiny and a chance for hope in the encroaching darkness.