“That’s not the place where Aspen was murdered. And I did use my gloves so as not to tamper with any evidence. I saw webpages that didn’t make any sense to me at first. Later, Olive told me I was looking at the dark web.”
“The dark what?” asked Meadow, looking confused.
“Web. It often acts as a sort of marketplace for illegal activity. Like purchasing credit card numbers or someone’s identity.”
Meadow’s eyes opened wide. “Aspen was the one who stole from Cora’s mom?”
“We don’t know that. That’s something the police could find out. She might not have. But whether she did or not, her activities made Cora furious. That’s why she broke that glass. She was mad, and her fingers just reflexively tightened on the glass.”
Everyone stared at Cora. Cora’s mouth trembled a little.
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