Chapter 12 - THE MESSAGE AT 6:41
Planned length: 950 words
Marianne traces more financial records.
Meanwhile Lydia Crane is located.
She refuses to speak.
But one piece of metadata emerges from documents voluntarily provided during the financial inquiry.
Vanessa contacted Lydia at 6:41 p.m.
The staged accusation happened shortly afterward.
The message itself is unavailable.
But its timing matters.
Richard had confronted Vanessa about Aster Row shortly before 6:41.
Cliffhanger: Lydia finally calls Richard and says:
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“If Vanessa finds out I'm talking to you, she'll destroy me too.”
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