The first rays of sunlight broke through the clouds, but they brought no warmth.
The Knight estate, the Bennett family, and the entire city were about to wake up to a truth that had remained buried for more than twenty years.
Inside the temporary police command tent erected outside Henry's cabin, Detective Samuel Ross stood silently with Emily Bennett's files spread across a folding table. Every page he turned revealed another disturbing piece of the puzzle. Handwritten notes, financial records, surveillance logs, and photographs meticulously organized over several years painted a picture no one could ignore.
A young officer approached cautiously. "Sir?" Ross didn't look up. "What is it?" "We've finished collecting the evidence from the cabin."
"Did you recover anything else other than
