Chapter 33 - The Fake ConfessionThe tape contained an edited recording of Mark supposedly confessing to killing Clara.
Miller immediately identified it as fabricated.
But the recording was convincing.
Too convincing.
Someone had access to Mark's private conversations.
Someone had been recording him for years.
Ethan looked at the security system.
“Someone installed a hidden microphone.”
Mark asked:
“Where?”
Ethan scanned the room.
Then stopped.
The old grandfather clock.
They opened it.
Inside was a tiny recording device.
And beneath it—
A photograph.
Mark and Clara.
Taken secretly on their wedding night.
On the back:
SUBJECT MARRIED. PHASE TWO BEGINS.
Rebecca whispered:
“Clara wasn't randomly targeted.”
Mark looked at her.
May you like
“What do you mean?”
“They chose you.”
Related Stories
Chapter 34 - Phase TwoClara had been investigating the Vance Foundation before she met Mark.
Chapter 35 - The Night of Clara's DeathThe sedative explained everything.
Chapter 36 - The VoiceThey enhanced the audio.
Chapter 37 - The SevenThe investigation uncovered the identities of six members.
Chapter 38 - The IntruderThe estate went into lockdown.
Chapter 39 - The Impossible ManMark's father was supposed to have been dead for twenty years.
