Page 87 of Grave Danger

“Who is the person you labeled ‘Him’?”

Yasmin glanced in Farid’s direction, then looked away quickly. She didn’t answer verbally, but it was answer enough.

“Is ‘Him’ in the courtroom now?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, we will leave it at that, for now. I see a third person in the drawing. A smaller person. You labeled that one ‘Me.’ Is ‘Me’ you, Yasmin?”

“Yes.”

Jack paused. Step two of the IAI method: analyze. His focus shifted to the lines and techniques the artist used to convey the intended image.

“It looks to me like Mommy and Him are right next to each other, right?”

“Yes.”

“But ‘Me’ is off to the side. Is that you standing off to the side, Yasmin?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Why are you off to the side?”

“Afraid.”

“Afraid of what?”

“Him.”

“Why are you afraid of him?”

Yasmin didn’t answer. Jack tried another approach.

“Your mommy has short hair in this drawing. Is the mommy in this picture sitting in this courtroom now?”

“No.”

“The mommy sitting in this courtroom has long hair, right?”

“Yes.”

“Who is the mommy with short hair in your picture?”

“Mommy before.”

“Did the ‘mommy before’ always have short hair?”

“No.”

“How did she get short hair?”

“She cut it.”

“With what?”

Yasmin shifted nervously in the chair. “The scissors.”

“With the scissors you drew in your picture?”