The lead officer stood in the hallway between the two interrogation rooms. With both doors open, his voice carried clearly to Ethan and Madeline.
"Enough. Stop tearing each other apart. Between the two of you, your statements could fill a book. Blaming each other won't change anything. The evidence is overwhelming. Neither of you is walking away from this. Forget about changing your story."
He didn't raise his voice, but every word cut through what was left of their defenses.
Ethan suddenly let out an animal-like roar. The sound barely seemed human, more like the last cry of something dying.
His pupils widened. His face twisted until it scarcely looked like his own, and white foam appeared at the corner of his mouth.
With a sudden burst of strength, he tore free from the two officers
