Chapter 4

I didn't hand the video from Claire over to the police right away.

That footage confirmed my direction, but it wasn't enough to force anyone to admit the truth.

Vanessa's face wasn't clear, the black jewelry box lacked identifying features, and the only distinct detail—the ring—would only give them room to claim I was looking at every detail through a biased lens.

What Grant was best at was twisting incomplete facts into a version that favored him.

If I rushed over with that video now, he would accuse me of harassing company employees; Vanessa would claim Claire violated company policy…