Chapter 6 - The Cameras Showed The Assault
Police arrived after the restaurant called them.
Emma gave a statement.
So did Thomas.
So did half the dining room.
Richard insisted Thomas attacked him without warning.
The videos disagreed.
They showed Richard throwing wine.
The slap.
The tray hitting the floor.
Vanessa throwing cash.
Thomas stepping between them.
Then the physical confrontation.
The footage also showed Thomas stop as soon as Richard stopped advancing.
That mattered.
Emma asked the restaurant attorney to preserve every video.
Not only because of the assault.
One camera faced the private-event hallway.
On the night before Emma was attacked, it recorded Victor Hale entering a meeting room with Richard.
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They stayed inside for forty-seven minutes.
Victor had told Emma he had not spoken privately with Richard in weeks.
