Chapter 9 - The Wiretap Reveal
"Sheriff Thomas," Clara said loudly, raising her phone so the camera lens faced the officer directly.
"This interaction is currently being livestreamed to the State Police Internal Affairs Bureau," Clara announced calmly.
Sheriff Thomas froze mid-step, his hand hovering over his holster as his eyes darted toward the phone.
"You're broadcasting a domestic investigation?" Thomas barked, his face turning bright red with anger.
"I'm broadcasting a corrupt local official executing an illegal arrest on behalf of a indicted corporation," Clara corrected him sharp as a razor.
The sheriff's radio suddenly burst to life with high-pitched static and an urgent dispatch voice.
"Unit 1, stand down immediately! I repeat, Unit 1, stand down!" the chief's voice ordered over the airwaves.
"State Police are en route to your location under order of the Attorney General!"
Sheriff Thomas swallowed hard, his posture deflating instantly as he clipped his handcuffs back onto his belt.
Mark's smile vanished instantly, his face turning entirely pale under the entryway lights.
"You called the State Police?" Mark gasped, stepping back from the officer.
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"I called everyone, Mark," Clara replied cold as ice. "Because I knew your mother's pocket-sheriff would come running the second she cried."
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