The FBI's defense of the ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie's abduction as potentially authentic cuts through the noise of skeptics eager to portray federal investigations as theater. This matters because it exposes how reflexive dismissal of evidence weakens the pursuit of justice for vulnerable Americans and invites further predation. When violent crime strikes, citizens rely on competent federal response rather than partisan doubt. The Constitution empowers the national government to address kidnappings that cross state lines precisely to secure individual liberty against threats no locality can contain alone. Originalist principles demand that agencies fulfill this narrow but vital duty without apology or political filtering. Effective law enforcement upholds the social order that limited government presupposes. Americans expect the FBI to hunt predators, not manage perceptions.