Chapter 7 – The Court of Lies
Chapter 7 – The Court of Lies
The retrial began two weeks later.
The courtroom overflowed with reporters.
Everyone expected Marta to deny everything again.
Instead...
She stood.
"I didn't kill my brother."
Gasps echoed through the courtroom.
"But I helped cover it up."
Ana stared in disbelief.
Marta burst into tears.
"I thought they would kill Lucia if I refused."
"Who are 'they'?" Vega asked.
Marta slowly pointed toward the public gallery.
A man immediately stood and ran.
Detective Collins shouted,
"Stop him!"
Federal agents tackled him before he reached the exit.
Inside his briefcase were forged adoption files...
Millions of dollars in offshore accounts...
And photographs of missing children dating back fifteen years.
The businessman from Room 914 had finally been caught.
He wasn't just Thomas's murderer.
He was the head of an interstate child trafficking operation.
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Thomas had discovered everything.
Ana had simply been the perfect scapegoat.
