Chapter 11 - BEFORE THE SCREAM
Planned length: 900 words
Helen reconstructs the minutes before Vanessa screamed.
Several relatives had been elsewhere in the house.
One cousin remembers seeing Vanessa step into the hallway.
Another remembers Richard carrying a folder.
The timing creates a narrow window.
Nothing proves Vanessa lied.
But Vanessa's account claims she and Richard had been alone considerably longer.
Cliffhanger: One relative remembers Vanessa asking a strange question minutes before the incident:
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“Where's Daniel?”
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