Officer Daniel Brooks had learned over the years that trouble didn’t always crash through the door with flashing lights. Sometimes it walked in quietly—dragging a stuffed animal by the arm. The station was calm that afternoon. Phones rang lazily. Old coffee burned in the pot near the back. Then the glass doors opened, and a young couple stepped inside, moving as if sound itself might break something fragile. Between them waddled a little girl, no older than three, clutching a faded teddy bear missing one eye. Daniel noticed her immediately. Her face…
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