The livestream never even had a chance to end.
By then, the tactical team had already smashed through the basement door.
Armed officers flooded into the room.
In front of millions of viewers watching online, the two people who had been playing victims just moments earlier were pinned to a moldy mattress and handcuffed.
Eve screamed and fought back. The fake bruises and injury makeup she had spent so much time creating were now smeared across her face by tears.
Lucas was in even worse shape. His legs had gone completely weak. He was so terrified that he could barely stand.
Both of them were dragged out and shoved into police cars. It became the biggest joke online.
*****
Two hours later, at Newston Police Station headquarters, I stood behind the one-way glass of Interview Room One
