Chapter 4: The Truth They Never Expected
Chapter 4: The Truth They Never Expected
After the trial, reporters asked the question everyone wanted answered.
"When did you know they were planning to kill you?"
I smiled.
"The day Daniel suddenly became interested in increasing my life insurance."
They looked surprised.
"But why stay?"
"Because suspicion isn't evidence."
Months before the attack, I had quietly transformed our home.
Hidden cameras.
Encrypted cloud backups.
Automatic emergency streaming.
Dead-man protocols.
Every safeguard was installed legally.
Every recording had been reviewed by independent digital-forensics experts.
I never wanted revenge.
I wanted proof.
Margaret had believed cruelty made her powerful.
Daniel believed silence protected him.
Neither understood something I had learned during years as a prosecutor:
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Criminals usually destroy themselves.
You simply have to let them believe they're winning.
