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Chapter 5: The Recording

As paramedics treated Laura, Richard noticed a blinking light above the kitchen cabinets.

A security camera.

Evelyn swallowed hard.

“It records everything,”

she admitted.

Richard asked for the footage.

Victor protested immediately.

“That’s private—”

“So was my daughter’s safety.”

Minutes later, the video played across the living room television.

Everyone watched Victor shove Laura during the argument. They watched her fall against the island counter. They watched him stand over her while she bled.

Emma covered her eyes.

Victor whispered,

“I didn’t mean—”

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“The camera doesn’t care what you meant,”

Richard replied.

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