Andrew did not leave the house in handcuffs.<\/p>\n
That bothered Amanda more than she expected.<\/p>\n
After everything she had seen\u2014the policy, the forged signature, the fake alibi, the abandoned car\u2014some part of her wanted the certainty of metal closing around his wrists.<\/p>\n
Instead, Detective Reynolds asked Andrew whether he would come voluntarily to the station.<\/p>\n
Andrew said yes.<\/p>\n
He said it loudly, as if cooperation itself proved innocence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have nothing to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stood beside the staircase while he grabbed his wallet.<\/p>\n
He avoided looking at her.<\/p>\n
Before leaving, he stopped near the front door.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s Katie?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question landed differently now.<\/p>\n
Amanda\u2019s whole body stiffened.<\/p>\n
Reynolds answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s receiving medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs she awake?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda felt every nerve sharpen.<\/p>\n
Andrew looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs she?\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds stepped between them slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not something we\u2019re discussing right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew\u2019s expression shifted.<\/p>\n
There it was again.<\/p>\n
Calculation.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s my stepdaughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda finally spoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why haven\u2019t you asked about her once since yesterday?\u201d<\/p>\n
He flinched.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked you last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked when I was coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was because\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda\u2019s voice remained quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked about your mother\u2019s party. You asked about food. You asked why I wasn\u2019t obeying you. You never asked whether Katie woke up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew glanced toward the officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the place for this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my house.\u201d<\/p>\n
He gave her a look she had seen many times.<\/p>\n
A warning disguised as disappointment.<\/p>\n
Normally it worked.<\/p>\n
That morning it did not.<\/p>\n
Reynolds escorted Andrew outside.<\/p>\n
Amanda watched the black SUV pull away behind an unmarked police sedan.<\/p>\n
Then she looked at the dark jacket still hanging on the hook.<\/p>\n
The house felt different without Andrew inside.<\/p>\n
Not safer exactly.<\/p>\n
Exposed.<\/p>\n
Like walls had opened and shown what had always been hidden between them.<\/p>\n
Amanda returned to the hospital under police escort.<\/p>\n
Katie was asleep when she entered.<\/p>\n
A nurse had braided part of her hair away from the dressing near her temple. The sight made Amanda\u2019s throat tighten.<\/p>\n
She sat beside the bed.<\/p>\n
For almost an hour, she said nothing.<\/p>\n
Her phone remained off.<\/p>\n
Barbara called repeatedly anyway; Amanda saw the missed notifications when she finally checked.<\/p>\n
Seven calls.<\/p>\n
Three texts.<\/p>\n
The first said:<\/p>\n
Where is Andrew?<\/p>\n
The second:<\/p>\n
Police are at my house because of you.<\/p>\n
The third:<\/p>\n
Call me before you destroy this family.<\/p>\n
Amanda read that message twice.<\/p>\n
Not before police destroy this family.<\/p>\n
Not before Andrew does.<\/p>\n
Before you destroy this family.<\/p>\n
The old language.<\/p>\n
The old assignment of blame.<\/p>\n
Amanda showed Reynolds when he returned.<\/p>\n
He photographed the messages.<\/p>\n
\u201cHas she been located?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s at an attorney\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda laughed without humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course she is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers spoke to staff. She arrived about forty minutes ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout the Camry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo how did she get there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRide share.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happens to the car?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cForensics is processing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas the blood Katie\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll need laboratory confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you think it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe location and damage are consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda rubbed both hands over her face.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Andrew?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re speaking with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs he lying?\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds gave a faint, tired expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has changed parts of his timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many parts?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda leaned back.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He hesitated.<\/p>\n
Then he pulled the second chair closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew first said he left home around four-forty and went directly to the theater.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s impossible. He was home after five.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe bought the ticket at eight-forty-seven.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe admitted that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter we showed him footage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe claimed he had originally bought a digital ticket earlier but his phone malfunctioned, so he later purchased a paper copy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe requested the theater\u2019s transaction records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no earlier purchase linked to his card, email, or phone number.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say then?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe claimed he paid cash.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe theater does not sell advance cash tickets through the method he described.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda almost smiled.<\/p>\n
Andrew had always considered himself clever.<\/p>\n
Not brilliant enough to build impossible stories.<\/p>\n
Just clever enough to overwhelm people who were too tired to keep challenging him.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ask where he actually was?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe says he drove around because he needed time alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked toward Katie.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe drove behind her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not established his full route yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe saw him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you still talking like there\u2019s doubt?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause doubt is part of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at him sharply.<\/p>\n
Reynolds did not react.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I decide what happened before the evidence is finished,\u201d he said, \u201cI become easier to fool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked away.<\/p>\n
She understood.<\/p>\n
She hated that she understood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Barbara?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe won\u2019t talk?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda picked up her phone.<\/p>\n
Barbara\u2019s third message remained on the screen.<\/p>\n
Call me before you destroy this family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to call her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds immediately shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe might say something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe might manipulate you into saying something useful to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda knew he was right.<\/p>\n
That made her want to call even more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve spent six years being told I misunderstand that woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen don\u2019t give her another chance to control the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda put the phone down.<\/p>\n
Katie shifted in the bed.<\/p>\n
Her eyes opened.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stood immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie looked toward the doorway.<\/p>\n
The fear in her expression returned.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs Andrew here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie relaxed slightly.<\/p>\n
Amanda brushed hair away from her forehead.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you need water?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie nodded.<\/p>\n
Amanda helped her sip through a straw.<\/p>\n
Afterward, Katie looked at Detective Reynolds.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you find the papers?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat were they?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda glanced at him.<\/p>\n
Reynolds let her answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were insurance papers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike doctor insurance?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDifferent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda struggled.<\/p>\n
She had always believed children deserved truthful answers adjusted to what they could carry.<\/p>\n
Today tested that belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was money that would be paid if you had a terrible accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo Andrew?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda\u2019s breath caught.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw his name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda felt another piece click into place.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw more than your own name?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say that earlier?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie\u2019s lip trembled.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me it was none of my business.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean you did anything wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought maybe you\u2019d be mad because I read it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda took her hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie\u2019s voice became smaller.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was another name too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds moved closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat name?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda\u2019s skin chilled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a yellow paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds and Amanda exchanged a look.<\/p>\n
The handwritten note.<\/p>\n
Barbara\u2014transfer after payout.<\/p>\n
Katie had seen it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you understand what it meant?\u201d Reynolds asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened after you saw the name?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew came in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas Barbara there?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie shook her head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Andrew call anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie closed her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told someone I saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda felt her heart speed up.<\/p>\n
\u201cExact words?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie shook her head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said something like, \u2018She saw the file.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds took out his notebook.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie looked worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018We have to do it today.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stopped breathing.<\/p>\n
The monitor beside the bed seemed suddenly louder.<\/p>\n
Reynolds remained completely still.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in the hallway.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould he see you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere was he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the office.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he say a name?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you hear the other person?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda turned away because she could no longer hide what was happening on her face.<\/p>\n
We have to do it today.<\/p>\n
Not decide.<\/p>\n
Not discuss.<\/p>\n
Do it.<\/p>\n
The accident had not been spontaneous.<\/p>\n
Not if Katie remembered correctly.<\/p>\n
Reynolds stepped into the corridor and made another phone call.<\/p>\n
When he returned, he spoke quietly to Amanda.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re obtaining Andrew\u2019s phone records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you tell who he called?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should be able to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it was Barbara\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll deal with that when we know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked at Katie.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe heard the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe heard Andrew say they had to do it that day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy wasn\u2019t she already in danger before she saw the file?\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda tried to organize the thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the policy was eight months old and he was printing claim instructions before she walked into the office, then they were already planning something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo seeing the papers didn\u2019t cause it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt only made them rush.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat appears possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda felt sick.<\/p>\n
She had spent the previous day living inside the same house as someone preparing for Katie\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
What had Andrew done before she noticed?<\/p>\n
Had he watched Katie eat breakfast?<\/p>\n
Asked about school?<\/p>\n
Told her to hurry because she might be late?<\/p>\n
She remembered him standing beside the sink.<\/p>\n
Have you got your shoes?<\/p>\n
Do you have your water?<\/p>\n
Leaving soon?<\/p>\n
The questions had sounded caring.<\/p>\n
Now they sounded like scheduling.<\/p>\n
Reynolds\u2019s phone buzzed.<\/p>\n
He opened a message.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhone records.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do they show?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 4:24 p.m., Andrew called Barbara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor how long?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThree minutes, eleven seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s when Katie saw the papers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny other calls?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 5:03, another call to Barbara. Thirty-eight seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda gripped the rail of the bed.<\/p>\n
Katie had left shortly after five.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c5:16. Barbara called Andrew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat time was Katie hit?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEmergency services received the first call at 5:21.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room became silent.<\/p>\n
Amanda looked at Katie.<\/p>\n
Five minutes.<\/p>\n
Barbara called Andrew five minutes before the collision.<\/p>\n
Reynolds continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 5:23, Andrew called Barbara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo minutes after?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeven seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo more calls between them until 6:02.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened at 6:02?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew called Barbara for six minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda remembered when she had learned about Katie\u2019s accident.<\/p>\n
A staff member from gymnastics called shortly after 5:30.<\/p>\n
Amanda reached the hospital before six.<\/p>\n
Andrew had claimed he was stuck in traffic and arrived later.<\/p>\n
He had stayed only twenty minutes.<\/p>\n
Then he left because Barbara \u201cneeded help with the party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda had wanted to scream at him then.<\/p>\n
She had not.<\/p>\n
Now she understood why he had been desperate to leave.<\/p>\n
Reynolds looked at Katie.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you remember seeing the car before it hit you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat color?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGray.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see the driver?\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
Amanda squeezed her hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to force it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katie stared at the ceiling.<\/p>\n
\u201cHair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds waited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about the hair?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda went cold.<\/p>\n
Barbara\u2019s hair was pale blond.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong or short?\u201d Reynolds asked.<\/p>\n
Katie lifted one hand weakly to her jaw.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda touched her own neck without realizing it.<\/p>\n
Barbara\u2019s hair ended exactly there.<\/p>\n
Katie closed her eyes again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s enough,\u201d Amanda said.<\/p>\n
Reynolds nodded.<\/p>\n
He stepped away from the bed.<\/p>\n
Amanda followed him into the corridor.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know it was her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Katie remembers characteristics consistent with Barbara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the car is hers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the calls.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the note.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you waiting for?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPhysical evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already have blood on the car.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need confirmation. We need impact analysis. We need fingerprints. DNA. Location data. Anything showing who was driving.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew could have driven.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe could.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Katie saw him behind her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen Barbara drove.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is one theory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne theory?\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds\u2019s expression hardened slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Reynolds, if I arrest the wrong person too early, I give the right person time to destroy evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked away.<\/p>\n
He lowered his voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey lied about the ticket. They moved the Camry. They hid the policy. Someone is thinking about evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda understood.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think they\u2019re still hiding something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know they are.\u201d<\/p>\n
He returned inside.<\/p>\n
Amanda stayed in the corridor.<\/p>\n
Her phone vibrated.<\/p>\n
Unknown number.<\/p>\n
She almost ignored it.<\/p>\n
Then a text appeared.<\/p>\n
Tell the detective to stop digging unless you want Katie to finish what started yesterday.<\/p>\n
Amanda froze.<\/p>\n
Her vision narrowed.<\/p>\n
Reynolds saw her face through the glass and immediately came out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
She handed him the phone.<\/p>\n
He read the message once.<\/p>\n
Then again.<\/p>\n
Every trace of patience disappeared from his expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not respond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho sent it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think Andrew?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis phone is with investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked through the glass at Katie.<\/p>\n
A threat.<\/p>\n
Not against Amanda.<\/p>\n
Against Katie.<\/p>\n
Reynolds was already speaking into his radio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need an officer on this room at all times. No visitors without verification. Nobody gets through unless cleared by me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda felt the terror become something cleaner.<\/p>\n
Anger.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey tried once.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds lowered the radio.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now they know she\u2019s alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amanda looked at the threatening message again.<\/p>\n
Unless you want Katie to finish what started yesterday.<\/p>\n
Whoever sent it did not merely know about the accident.<\/p>\n
They knew it had been intentional.<\/p>\n
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