Michael inserted the card into the computer. Then he pressed play. The footage showed my parents’ front porch the night before they were found unconscious. A man walked toward the door carrying a white pharmacy bag. He didn’t ring the bell. He unlocked the door himself.
Kara’s breathing became uneven. I felt my stomach drop. The man entered the house. Thirty minutes later, he came back out. As he turned toward the porch light, his face became visible. It was Daniel. Kara’s husband.
Nobody spoke. Nobody moved. The room seemed to freeze.
Then Michael handed me an envelope he had found beneath the seat of my father’s truck. My mother’s handwriting covered the front. Emily — Open only if something happens.
Inside was a medical form from several days earlier. At the bottom, my mother had written a single sentence. If anything happens to us, look at Daniel first.
The detective received the video immediately. What followed happened quickly. Investigators discovered Daniel had been demanding a large loan from my parents. He was drowning in debt. My father refused to help. My mother supported that decision.
Police found the pharmacy bag in Daniel’s garage. They found receipts matching medication purchases. They found internet searches about sleeping pills and detection times. The evidence was overwhelming. Daniel was arrested.
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