Mae called me on a Saturday morning.Not a letter. Not through Agent Reyes. Not through the formal coordination channel.A direct call. My personal number. Which she had always had and had not used since before the arrest.I looked at the screen for one ring.Then I answered."I should have asked first," she said immediately. "Whether calling directly was okay. I did not ask. I just called." She paused. "If it is not okay I understand.""It is okay," I said.A pause."Sandra told me she contacted you before she asked to speak with me directly," Mae said. "She told me about the concept. The turning. The witnessing." She paused. "She told me she wanted me to know she had told you. That I should not be uncertain about whether you knew.""I know," I said. "Agent Reyes sent me a summary.""Yes," Mae said. "She told me that too." She paused. "Sandra is very precise about making sure people have the information they need.""Yes," I said. "She is.
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