Chapter 5 - Examining The Bloodied Palms And Shards Of Glass
Back in the sunlit courtyard where the incident occurred, John knelt down beside the spilled apples. Several shattered fragments of a high-end crystal wine glass lay half-hidden among the bruised red fruit.
He pulled a pair of leather gardening gloves from his pocket, carefully picking up the glass shards. They were stained with Lily’s fresh blood—indisputable, physical forensic evidence of deliberate child endangerment.
He slid the glass pieces into a heavy plastic evidence bag, sealing the top with metallic tape. Rising to his feet, he noticed the high-definition security camera mounted directly above the veranda archway.
The camera angle pointed straight down at the exact spot where Evelyn had forced Lily to pick up glass. John pulled out his smartphone, tapping into the master local network hub of the estate’s security system.
He entered his administrative override passcode, downloading the uncompressed forty-eight-hour video archive file. The encrypted footage transferred to his personal secure cloud storage in less than thirty seconds.
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Evelyn thought she was untouchable because she wore designer clothes and lived in a mansion. She didn't realize that every square inch of the property was monitored by unblinking lenses.
With the physical glass and digital video secured, her fabricated defense had just disintegrated completely.
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