Chapter 1 - THE WOMAN BESIDE THE WATERThe Vance estate looked beautiful enough to hide a murder.
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Chapter 9 - ELENA DISAPPEARSElena moved into a small apartment across town.
She found work at a neighborhood diner.
No marble floors.
No chandeliers.
No billionaires.
She wanted ordinary.
For several weeks, she almost found it.
Then one night, she returned home and found her apartment door unlocked.
Nothing had been stolen.
Except one photograph.
A picture of Elena holding Leo.
On her kitchen table sat an emerald ribbon.
Victoria's color.
Elena immediately called the police.
Victoria was supposed to be awaiting trial.
But two hours later, Marcus received the call he had feared.
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Victoria had escaped custody during a hospital transfer.
And Elena was almost certainly her first target.
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Chapter 10 - THE MAN AT THE DINERMarcus found Elena the following morning.
Chapter 11 - SHE CAME BACKVictoria entered wearing a black trench coat.
Chapter 12 - ONE SECONDElena threw the coffee.
Chapter 13 - THE WOMAN WHO SAVED HIM TWICENews outlets called Elena a hero.
Chapter 14 - ISABELLA'S LETTERWhile investigators searched Victoria's belongings, they found an envelope hidden inside a stolen Vance file.
Chapter 15 - THE TRIALVictoria's trial became national news.
