Chapter 7 - Caught on 4K

"An arrest warrant?" Vanessa scoffed, crossing her arms tightly. "For who? Her? Good. Take her away."

"No, Miss Moore," Ruiz said, turning slowly toward her. "For you."

"What?!" Vanessa shrieked. "Are you out of your mind? I’m the victim here! Evelyn saw the whole thing!"

"I did," Evelyn interjected, her voice rising with indignant authority. "Elena lunged at Vanessa. Vanessa was defending herself."

Ruiz smiled thinly. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a tablet screen, and tapped the display.

The high-definition audio and video from the hidden foyer camera began playing in crisp 4K resolution. The screen showed the top of the stairs with absolute clarity. The audio rang out through the grand hall:

"You stupid, pathetic little bitch. You’re leaving this house tonight, one way or another!"

Then came the clear, unarguable visual of Vanessa placing two hands firmly against Elena’s chest and shoving her backward down the stairs with full, deliberate force.

Vanessa went chalk-white. The color drained from her face so fast she looked like a ghost under the chandelier.

"That's... that's edited!" Vanessa stammered, backing toward the wall. "She set me up! That's not real footage!"

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"It was live-streamed directly to the precinct server and the District Attorney's office ten minutes ago," Ruiz stated flatly. "Along with the footage of you slipping abortifacients into Mrs. Howard's vitamins on the twelfth of this month."

Evelyn Howard gasped, her hand flying to her mouth as she turned to look at Vanessa in absolute horror. "You... you did what?"