Chapter 10 - Easter Was Supposed to Become Evidence
Investigators recovered messages between Ethan and Margaret from that morning.
Margaret:
Emily seems upset.
Ethan:
She called him.
Margaret:
Richard?
Ethan:
Probably.
Then:
Good.
That one word frightened me.
Good.
Why good?
Another message ten minutes later.
Ethan:
If he comes here angry, do not interfere.
Margaret:
Ethan, this is getting out of hand.
Ethan:
We need everyone to see what he is.
Margaret:
What if Emily tells him?
Ethan:
She always changes the story once he gets involved.
Then, after Dad’s truck appeared on the live camera:
Ethan:
He’s coming.
That was the last message before the confrontation.
I had believed Easter became chaotic accidentally.
The violence against me was real.
The punch from Dad was spontaneous.
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But Ethan had anticipated Dad’s arrival.
And he believed that arrival could become useful.
