Because we did not know that.
I explained:
“We found something in the air system we want checked.”
Jacob looked at me.
“Is it gross?”
“Probably.”
Jonah asked:
“Do we get new rooms?”
“For tonight.”
“Can we take the dinosaur lamp?”
“Yes.”
That was enough.
Children deserve information they can carry.
Not adult fear.
Within two hours, Nathan had hired an independent environmental-health firm.
Not one of his usual contractors.
I insisted on that.
He surprised me by agreeing.
“They report to you?” I asked.
“No.”
“To Dr. Reeves?”
“No.”
“Good.”
“To a lawyer?”
He frowned.
“Why would that matter?”
“Because if the first question is who’s liable, people may stop asking what happened.”
He stared.
Then called another number.
“Independent industrial hygienist. No legal reporting line.”
Better.
Dr. Reeves clearly hated being excluded.
He stood near the staircase.
“This still doesn’t explain everything.”
“I agree,” I said.
