They apologized and began changing their procedures.
The police also confirmed that the gray sedan was registered to someone connected to Victor, although they continued investigating who had been driving it.
Victor was interviewed about the earlier threats.
Months later, I received a letter from him through Martin.
He wrote about losing his brother and how angry he felt toward the system.
One sentence stood out:
“I only wanted Lily to remember where she came from.”
I could understand wanting to preserve a family connection.
But I couldn’t understand threatening innocent families to get what he wanted.
I never replied.
Instead, I kept the letter with Lily’s records so that, one day, she could learn the truth about her beginnings.
Eventually, Victor stopped appearing near our home and preschool.
The agency’s review resulted in a written apology and changes to its records procedures. I appreciated the apology, but I reminded them that five families had been frightened and Lily had spent months waiting for a permanent home.
