Chapter 6 - Melissa Explains the Missing Twenty-Six Minutes
Melissa did not run when contacted through counsel.
She asked for immunity from civil claims before speaking.
My attorney negotiated nothing casually.
Eventually Melissa gave a statement.
Richard had called her.
He wanted help accessing our home security hub because she had helped
install the system years earlier.
She disabled the cameras remotely after arriving.
“Why?”
“He said he was planning an anniversary prank.”
My stomach turned.
“Did you shave my head?”
“No.”
“Did you enter my bedroom?”
“No.”
“What was in the black case?”
“A laptop.”
She had used our home network to test a transfer portal Richard planned
to access after I signed the authorization.
She claimed Richard shaved my head himself after she left.
The timing fit.
But why humiliate me hours before asking for millions?
Melissa answered:
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“He wanted you off balance.”
That sentence stayed with me.
