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My daughter sent me messages from my mother-in-law’s attic: “Please… someone help. Day 6. She only brought crackers again. Says I need to learn. I’m so scared. The door locks from outside.” I was on a flight back from Calgary when I found them on an old tablet—and everything inside me collapsed.

The cabin lights dimmed as we reached cruising altitude, but I could barely notice. I kept rereading the messages, my heart pounding louder with every line. A flight attendant stopped beside me, askin…