Chapter 3

I don't know how I crawled back out of that hellish backyard. By the time I reached my rental, dawn was breaking. I replayed the video over and over, and Lily's empty eyes and terrified cries kept slicing through me. I wanted David and Melissa destroyed.

But I couldn't act rashly. Attorney Harper called after watching the video. She said it was only preliminary evidence of child abuse and still not enough. "We need something deadlier," she said. "Money." Then I understood. I didn't just want them punished. I wanted them ruined.

The moment I hung up, I started digging…