There, Lily had supposedly run away.
Now Megan admitted she had instructed Lily to sit by the bench.
Officer Ruiz asked Megan which version was accurate.
Megan said both could be true.
She claimed Lily had left the bench later and that was when she began searching.
Mr. Hall did not argue.
He simply returned to the computer.
I kept one arm around Lily.
She was staring at the screen now.
I wished she did not have to watch any of it, but she had spent almost two hours wondering whether she had done something wrong.
I wanted the truth established without another adult rewriting it in front of her.
Mr. Hall selected another camera.
This one faced the automatic doors.
Megan stopped talking.
The footage began several minutes before the argument.
Customers came in carrying reusable grocery bags.
A man pushed a cart outside.
Two employees moved near the entrance.
