Chapter 4 - The CameraDaniel pulled out his phone.
He opened the home-security application.
Elena remained handcuffed near the front door.
The boys stood behind their father.
Vivian watched the phone.
Too closely.
Daniel selected the hallway camera.
The morning timeline appeared.
6:58 a.m.
Elena entered the hallway.
She opened her locker.
Placed her purse inside.
Locked it.
Walked away.
Daniel continued.
7:11.
Nothing.
7:24.
A delivery driver crossed the far doorway.
7:37.
A figure appeared at the top of the service stairs.
Daniel's breathing slowed.
The figure descended.
Slowly.
Carrying something small.
Vivian suddenly stepped toward him.
“That’s enough.”
Daniel pulled the phone away.
The officer immediately noticed.
“You recognize whoever that is?”
Vivian said nothing.
Daniel enlarged the image.
The figure stopped in front of Elena's locker.
A hand reached toward the lock.
Daniel pressed pause.
The person's face had not yet become completely visible.
And then Vivian whispered:
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“You don't know what you're looking at.”
The officer's hand moved toward his radio.
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