After weeks of preparation and gathering evidence, the day we had been waiting for finally arrived.

Uncle Victor and Mr. Casaldan's names no longer appeared only in television reports or in the documents we read at home. This time, they were inside the courtroom itself, along with all the charges filed against them.

Mom and I arrived early with Terrence. Despite everything she had been through, she insisted on coming with me. She didn't want to stay home and wait to hear the outcome. She ...