Chapter 5 - The Face on the ScreenDaniel stared at the frozen image.
The figure was standing beneath the camera.
A woman.
Elegant coat.
Dark handbag.
Hair carefully arranged.
Daniel's stomach tightened.
He knew that silhouette.
He knew that posture.
He knew the way that person held her shoulders when she believed she was in control.
His mother.
Vivian stepped backward.
“Daniel…”
He looked at her.
“Why were you in that hallway?”
“I told you. I was looking for the necklace.”
“Before it was found in Elena's locker?”
Vivian said nothing.
The officer stepped closer to the phone.
“Can you continue the recording?”
Daniel pressed play.
The figure opened the locker.
Placed something inside.
Closed it.
Then walked away.
The screen went dark for several seconds.
No one spoke.
Elena's eyes filled with tears.
Not because she was surprised.
Because she was beginning to understand that the person who had accused her had deliberately chosen her as the target.
Daniel looked at his mother.
“Tell me the truth.”
Vivian's face had gone pale.
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Then she said something Daniel never expected to hear.
“You don't understand what happens if that necklace leaves this house.”
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