Chapter 7 - DECODING THE PAST
They took refuge in a cheap, neon-lit motel two towns over. Adrian sat at the rickety desk, the glow of the desk lamp illuminating David’s ledger. Hannah sat on the edge of the bed, watching Maisie sleep.
"I didn't know," Hannah whispered into the silence. "David was acting so paranoid before he died. He kept saying he had made a deal with the devil to pay off our medical debt when Maisie was sick. I never knew the devil was your cousin."
Adrian looked up, his expression softening. "He tried to save Eleanor. The ledger says he pulled her out. She gave him the ring so I would find the truth. David paid with his life to keep this secret safe until we were ready to find it."
Adrian powered on the burner phone. It was locked, but he looked at the ledger. David had scribbled a sequence of numbers in the margins. 0817.
The exact time the clock in the hall was stopped. The time of the crash.
Adrian typed it in. The phone unlocked. Inside were dozens of recorded audio files—conversations David had secretly taped between himself and Nolan. Evidence of embezzlement, corporate sabotage, and premeditated murder.
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"We have him," Adrian breathed.
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