The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

Graham Pierce’s arrest had moved faster than the court’s official statement, and rumor had filled the gap with names, half-truths, and theories delivered in urgent voices. Detective Carver stood to Ava’s right. Fairmont Police Chief Linda Garza stood to her left. Ava held a statement she had rewritten three times and still disliked.

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