Chapter 18 - The Recorder Goes SilentBefore Logan left Ridgeway, he opened the recorder archive.

The Victor file remained.
Official copies existed with attorneys and the board.
He did not need his personal copy.
He asked Rachel:
“Can I delete it?”
“Yes.”
“Should I?”
“Your choice.”
He listened to only ten seconds.
Tomorrow, let Mason copy your answers.
Then:
I can’t do that.
Logan stopped playback.
Deleted personal copy.
The recorder remained.
The evidence did not need to live forever in his pocket.
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That night he put the device in a desk drawer.
For the first time since the principal’s meeting, he went to school without it.