fable

Chapter 9 - THE MAN IN THE HOOD

Daniel Cross was not found with Lily.

He ran.

For six weeks.

Then he contacted Mara through an attorney.

He wanted a deal.

Victor, he claimed, would sacrifice him.

Daniel admitted confinement.

Surveillance.

Threats.

Moving Lily between locations.

He denied physical torture.

Medical evidence supported restraint injuries and deprivation, but not the more sensational claims online.

Again, facts mattered.

Daniel also confirmed Victor ordered Lily held until the archive was recovered.

He provided audio.

Victor:

She leaves when we know where the copy is.

Daniel:

What if she talks after?

Victor:

Then nobody believes her.

That sentence destroyed Victor’s defense more effectively than a dramatic confession would have.

The plan depended on discrediting the victim.

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Not killing her.

Making truth look unstable.

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