Chapter 6 - The Mansion Cameras Were Turned Off
Thirty-two cameras protected the mansion. Only six were operating that
evening.
Richard blamed a software update. The security company disagreed.
Administrator records showed the interior cameras were manually disabled
at 6:42 p.m. using Richard’s account and phone authentication.
Emily remembered the time because she had been upstairs arguing with
him. She described a pattern of coercion and intimidation that had
escalated for months.
One local backup survived. It showed Richard entering the security room
at 6:41 and leaving three minutes later.
Seconds before the cameras went dark, another man appeared.
Marcus Hale.
The former CFO was inside the mansion.
Security searched the estate. Marcus was gone, but his car remained
outside.
Inside its trunk were two packed suitcases.
One contained Richard’s clothes.
The other appeared to belong to Vanessa.
Vanessa stared at it.
“That isn’t mine.”
Inside were clothes in her size, a passport photocopy, cash, and
documents carrying her digital signature.
Someone was building a second story that night.
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Not only about Emily.
About Vanessa too.
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