Chapter 4 - The Midnight Report
By 1:00 AM, red and blue emergency lights flashed against the floor-to-ceiling glass of the Malibu penthouse.
Two LAPD officers stood in the living room, taking high-resolution photographs of Lily’s scalp and the plastic bag of chopped hair.
"Mrs. Vance, we have sufficient evidence to take your sister-in-law into custody for felony child endangerment," the lead officer stated firmly.
Vanessa stood by the bar, surrounded by three high-priced defense lawyers she had summoned in a panic.
"Do you know who my father is?" Vanessa sneered at the officers. "He owns half of Beverly Hills real estate!"
"He doesn't own the California Penal Code, ma'am," the officer replied, slapping steel handcuffs around her wrists.
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Richard sat on the couch with his head in his hands, completely unable to process the total collapse of his family.
Clara wrapped a warm wool blanket around Lily, watching cold satisfaction replace years of quiet submission.
