The legal papers arrived on a Friday, delivered by a process server who looked distinctly uncomfortable as he handed the envelope to Jennifer at the safe house gates. Inside was a countersuit so aggressive, so full of distortions and lies, that Jennifer had to read it three times to fully absorb its contents.

Daniel was suing Robert for breaking and entering, assault, and interference with marital relations. He was accusing Emma of parental alienation, claiming she had turned the ...