My mother struck Chloe across the face, then did it again. The slaps carried across the ballroom while cameras kept clicking.
Chloe covered her face and screamed. Two officers pulled my mother back before she could strike again. Reporters filmed every second.
The arrests ended the party.
At trial, the prosecution played the video, entered the cufflink into evidence, and called the killer. Julian's attempt to blame Chloe supplied the rest.
Chloe received life without parole in the state's most notorious maximum-security prison. Her diamonds, the Croft family signet, and the trust she killed for were taken from her. The booking sheet listed a prison number beneath her name.
Julian's testimony did not save him. His family's partners withdrew, the stock fell, and investigators uncovered t
