"Better than Friday."
She nodded.
"I understand you've received medical attention."
"Yes."
He provided the relevant documentation through the appropriate process.
Then they began reviewing the timeline.
Helena asked about the initial stop.
The speeding accusation.
The military identification.
And the sheriff's statements.
Isaiah described each event as accurately as he could remember.
When he reached the slap, Helena paused.
She didn't interrupt with outrage.
Instead, she asked where he was standing, what he had said, and whether anyone else was present.
Isaiah explained that Cleary was alone at the time.
The young deputy arrived later.
Then Helena asked about the towing company.
Isaiah described Ellis Vane's appearance and the contractor's interest in his truck.
For a moment, she looked toward Marcus Dale.
He made a note.
Then Helena returned to Isaiah.
"Did the sheriff say anything suggesting he knew why you were traveling?"
Isaiah hesitated.
Then remembered the words in the patrol SUV.
You should've stayed out of Holloway County.
He repeated them.
Helena's expression became serious.
She asked whether Cleary mentioned the equipment investigation directly.
Isaiah shook his head.
"No."
Then he described the earlier anonymous phone call.
The warning about coming through the county.
Helena listened.
For several seconds, she remained silent.
Then said.
"We need to determine whether those events are connected."
Isaiah nodded.
He appreciated her caution.
But he could hear the concern in her voice.
The truck became a central source of evidence.
Through the proper procedures, investigators arranged for the vehicle's condition, inventory, and relevant recordings to be reviewed.
Holt's photographs helped establish what the truck contained when the tow service arrived.
The Redline intake records documented its arrival at the yard.
And the broken identification card remained preserved as physical evidence.
Then investigators discovered the dash camera.
Isaiah had installed a commercial vehicle camera months earlier for ordinary reasons.
He frequently drove long distances.
He wanted reliable documentation if he was involved in a collision or disputed traffic event.
The system recorded the road ahead and part of the cabin.
It wasn't designed to investigate police misconduct.
But on County Road 44, the camera captured important portions of the encounter.
The forward-facing view showed the patrol SUV stopping behind the truck.
The interior view recorded Isaiah placing his hands on the steering wheel.
Audio captured his calm responses.
The camera also recorded Cleary leaning into the open driver's doorway with the identification card.
The angle wasn't perfect.
It didn't show every detail of the sheriff's hands.
But it captured the sound of the plastic breaking, Isaiah's immediate objection, and the sheriff's reaction.