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Chapters
Chapter One: The Fire
Chapter Two: The Body in the Creek
Chapter Three: Back for Her
Chapter Four: The Boy in Holding
Chapter Five: The Rich One
Chapter Six: You’re Still Him
7. Courtroom Ghosts
8. Two Cases, One Lawyer
9. The Rules Here Are Different
10. That Night Again
11. No One Talks to Outsiders
12. The Fire Was a Warning
13. The Dead Boy’s Last Message
14. The Lady at the Diner
15. Town Without Guilt
16. The Cresthaven Deal
17. Matthew’s Journal
18. She’s Starting to Ask
19. The Burned Blueprints
20. Small Town, Big Mask
21. The Sermon That Lied
22. The Whisper Tapes
23. The Anonymous Letter
24. Torn Between Two Fires
25. The Old Trial
26. The Brother’s Blood
Chapter 27. Don’t Dig Too Deep
28. Who’s Protecting Who?
29. Matthew’s Sister Talks
30. The Mayor’s Dinner Party
31. The Night of the Murder
32. The Tapes Go Missing
33. Eden’s First Panic
34. Opening Statement
35. The Eyewitness Cracks
36. The Girl at the Tracks
37. Noah’s Confession
38. The Red Truck
39. The Anonymous Witness
40. Matthew’s Rage
Chapter 41. Who Lit the Fire?
Chapter 42. The Mayor’s Warning
Chapter 43. The Judge’s Past
Chapter 44. The Dead Priest
Chapter 45. The Deal on the Table
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31. The Night of the Murder
The town was quieter at night, but not peaceful. In Briar Ridge, the dark didn’t cover secrets—it sharpened them. The autumn air was crisp, the moon a pale coin above the jagged treeline. Elijah pulled his coat tighter as he waited by the curb outside the county jail.
Noah emerged slowly, flanked b...