Chapter 7 - The MechanicVince Miller was found three days later.
He was hiding in a roadside motel outside Tacoma.
Federal investigators arrived before sunrise.
Vince didn't resist.
He simply asked one question.
"Is Margaret talking?"
The agent said nothing.
Vince laughed bitterly.
"Of course she isn't."
He agreed to testify.
His confession changed everything.
Margaret had paid him before the wedding.
She had given him Ava's vehicle identification number.
She had provided the exact location where the crash needed to happen.
And she had instructed him to make the failure appear accidental.
"Why didn't you report her?"
Vince lowered his head.
"Because I was a coward."
Then he handed investigators an old envelope.
Inside was a photograph of Margaret standing beside his garage.
On the back was handwritten:
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She wanted Ava alive.
The photograph became one of the most important pieces of evidence in the case.
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