Saving Noah

So, this is hard to review. Dr. Lucinda Berry is a clinical psychologist and a leading researcher in childhood trauma. I’m an investigator who has spent the last 15 years working Crimes against Children. I have arrested more child molesters, rapist, and baby killers than I can count. But wait, the arrest comes last. Most of the time, it starts with a call from dispatch. After the initial outcry, taking the child to get an exam/STD test (if necessary), then listening to them disclose the worst moments of their lives to a stranger (forensic interview), is crazy. After that, I have to collect whatever evidence I can, and interview everyone involved. The worst part is hunting down the bad guy (which, most times, it’s someone the victim knows) then interview/interrogate them.

I have sat across from the bad guy hundreds of times as they confess to what they have done to an innocent child (sometimes while they’re smiling and/or erect). Some of them seem remorseful, many do not. A lot of them are teenagers (16-18) and they typically target the very young. I try my best to talk to them like I would anyone else, but I can’t because they’re not like anyone else. I’ve even had a few of them cry their hearts out about how they can’t control themselves and love to watch babies “booty shake in their diapers”. It was extremely hard reading “Saving Noah” and trying to sympathize with him and his mother. And although I understood what Dr. Berry was trying to accomplish, the Investigator in me was more concerned about the two little girls he abused. I wanted to hear more about them. How were they doing? Hell, I was more scared for Noah’s little sister than I was for him.

Dr. Berry did a great job showing me what happens to some of them after I’ve finished with them in court. I’ll give her that. Because I never even thought about them after that. I did not sympathize with mom for killing her son. Murder is murder. And yes, I figured dad was a bad guy too. I rated it 3 stars because it was original and thought-provoking. And another star for pissing me off. Good job Dr. Berry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!