Chapter 11 - The CourtroomThe courtroom was packed.
Reporters lined the walls.
Cameras waited outside.
The story had become national news.
But inside the courtroom, it was not a spectacle.
It was a family tragedy.
Sarah entered holding Lily's hand.
Richard sat at the defense table.
For the first time, father and daughter were separated by more than a few feet.
Richard looked at Lily.
She did not look back.
The prosecutor presented the evidence.
Financial records.
Phone data.
Messages.
Witness testimony.
The emergency dispatch recording.
Every piece brought the same conclusion.
Marcus had been hired.
Richard had funded him.
And Sarah had been targeted.
The defense attempted to challenge the evidence.
But the digital trail was overwhelming.
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Eventually, even Richard's attorneys understood the truth.
There was no clean escape.
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