Em Gessen

He was just taking care of things.

So, yes, in case you missed it, Allen acknowledged that he had taken O out of the country, but surely the police detective would understand.

The police detective who is investigating this is a case of possible kidnapping.

Oh my god, there's more.

Page two.

You can imagine my distress and disbelief when an Aksparte order, of which I know very little, tells me to surrender my son to an unknown fate.

To the extent that you have free time and interest, all of this has extensive documentary support.

Alan wrote that Elle, who was with Priscilla, was not doing as well as Elle.

She had moved eight times in the past two and a half years.

Her mother had been arrested on drug charges, and the baby had even spent time in prison with her mother.

Right.

Alan was using what Priscilla had had to go through in Zimbabwe to paint her as an irresponsible, unfit parent.

As a parent to a parent, you try to protect your kids from harm.

Please feel free to call or write with any inquiries.

Kind regards,

Alan.

Wow.

What struck me about this letter is that Alan, who has a law degree, is acknowledging the existence of a court order, but seems to assume he can convince a police detective it's okay to violate it.

It seemed so stupid, so ham-fisted, so delusional, that the only logical explanation I could think of for this illogical approach is that Alan actually believed that he didn't kidnap Owen.

Maybe he, for one, believed himself.