Chapter 12 - Stepmother Elaborate Alibi Crumbles Under Pressure
Inside the sterile interrogation room at the county precinct, Elena sat handcuffed to a heavy stainless-steel table.
Detective Sarah Vance—no relation to the corrupt local DA—slid a thick folder across the desk in front of her.
“Your alibi for the clinic visits doesn't match the hospital admission logs, Ms. Parker,” the detective said evenly.
Elena crossed her arms defiantly, tilting her chin up with an arrogant smirk plastered across her painted lips.
“I demand my legal counsel be present before I utter another single word to incompetent small-town cops.”
“Your legal counsel is currently two cells down trying to figure out how to plead guilty to federal wire fraud,” Detective Vance countered.
She tapped the transparent plastic bag containing the bloody personal journals recovered from the hidden wall compartment.
“We found Sarah’s stolen jewelry, audio recordings of you threatening Lily, and unedited financial ledgers.”
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“A jury of federal peers is going to look at these exhibits and lock you away for the rest of your natural life.”
Elena’s arrogant smirk instantly vanished, replaced by a cold, trembling realization that her empire of lies had collapsed.
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