He speaks to military families. Women in prison. Political groups. Anyone who will listen.

They’d been laughing. And drinking. Blowing off steam, as couples do, when he got off work on that June evening nearly a year ago.

“Everything was awesome,” Amanda Blair said. “Everything was fine.”

 • Be a good listener, ask questions delicately and don’t judge.

Tacoma made several promises to the family of Crystal Judson to settle a $75 million lawsuit in the fall of 2005. The lawsuit stemmed from Judson’s death in May 2003 after she was shot by her estranged husband, Police Chief David Brame. Along with a monetary settlement, the city agreed to pursue changes in policies and procedures. City Attorney Elizabeth Pauli detailed Tacoma’s compliance in a recent memo to the City Council. Here’s an accounting of the major pieces.

Sylvia Boskovich, the Gig Harbor woman who said in 1988 that she was raped by then-Tacoma police officer David Brame, lost her lawsuit last week.

They were told it could take five years or more for Congress to take notice.

Once a torrent, the David Brame scandal now resembles a leaky faucet: the few facts unknown to the public trickle out now and then.

The late Phil Knudsen’s lawsuit against his former employer, the City of Tacoma, is over for the moment.

Here’s a $5 million question: Was Phil Knudsen fired for talking too much or doing too little?

The final chapter of the David Brame scandal reveals some police commanders resisting their deteriorating police chief’s commands. Others went over his head for help, but got little from then-City Manager Ray Corpuz.