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The Scapegoat Wife Full Hd
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00:00Scum get out!
00:01To save his lover's future.
00:03My cop husband sent me to prison.
00:05This scumbag is brutal.
00:07Eight years ago, I was SF's youngest female detective.
00:10My husband, Rock, was my boss.
00:13Ruth was his pretty, blonde rookie.
00:15A drug bust went totally wrong.
00:17An informant died.
00:18Evidence vanished.
00:20Rock begged me to take the fall.
00:22I'll get you out!
00:24I was a fool.
00:25I believed him.
00:27Then I saw Ruth on the witness stand.
00:29She testified against me.
00:31She told the world I was a criminal.
00:33And then?
00:33It was Rock's turn.
00:35My own husband stood up.
00:37He did the exact Gary thing.
00:39The two people I trusted most.
00:41Both pointed their fingers and lied.
00:43Right after I was locked up, Ruth came to see me.
00:45She leaned in and whispered the truth.
00:48Your husband is in love with me.
00:49I froze.
00:51I couldn't even breathe.
00:52In that second, everything finally clicked.
00:55My husband and his mistress teamed up to frame me.
00:57They didn't need temporary help.
00:59They needed a scapegoat.
01:01They destroyed my entire life.
01:03I got 8 years in hell.
01:04Then, I refused visits, even from my parents.
01:07They wrote to say they were disappointed.
01:10They praised Rock and Ruth instead.
01:12I tore those letters into pieces.
01:14Then I signed divorce papers.
01:16After 8 years, I was finally free.
01:18I took a bus to a desert town.
01:20I became a waitress at a diner.
01:22My boss, Martha, never asked questions.
01:25Until one Thursday.
01:27Martha ran in, pale as a ghost.
01:30Ella, reporters are outside.
01:32The police chief is here to see you.
01:34The towel dropped from my hands.
01:36Through the window, I saw him.
01:38Rock, still in a sharp suit.
01:41Cameras flashed as reporters flooded in.
01:43A mic was shoved in my face.
01:45Ella, from genius cop to waitress.
01:47Chief Clement waited 8 years.
01:49Do you still hate him?
01:50I was backed into a corner.
01:51Rock played the hero perfectly.
01:53Please, give us a moment.
01:54The camera stayed on, but got quiet.
01:57He walked up, trying to look hurt.
01:59Ella, I've been searching for you.
02:01I gripped the wooden counter.
02:04Can I help you, Chief Clement?
02:06He looked completely shocked.
02:08Daddy!
02:10A 7-year-old boy ran in.
02:12He jumped right into Rock's arms.
02:14Then, a woman walked in.
02:16Holding hands with my own parents.
02:18It was Ruth.
02:19And she was pregnant.
02:21She smiled at me with fake pity.
02:23Sorry Ella, he missed his dad.
02:25And the baby in my belly.
02:27Just wants to be near Rock.
02:29Looking at her pregnant belly.
02:30Then, it all came back to me.
02:328 years ago, Ruth took time off.
02:34She claimed it was for a nut injury.
02:37Rock got transferred for a year, too.
02:39And another thing, Rock was already cheating on me.
02:42With Ruth.
02:43And now, I looked at the boy calling him Daddy.
02:45It was obvious.
02:47This boy is their child.
02:49It was obvious.
02:50This boy is their child.
02:52I was an idiot.
02:53I even covered for them.
02:54Before I could speak, my mom lunged at me.
02:57Ella!
02:57How dare you show your face!
02:59When your dad had a stroke, Ruth saved him!
03:02If it wasn't for her, he'd be dead!
03:04My dad glared at me with pure disgust.
03:06Rock, this ungrateful girl isn't worth your time.
03:09She should be dead after what she did.
03:11We don't have a daughter anymore.
03:13Ruth is our daughter now, and Rock is our son-in-law.
03:18The diner went completely dead silent.
03:21My boss, Martha, dropped her stash.
03:23Rock.
03:23I stood there in my greasy apron.
03:25Hearing my parents thank the people who framed me.
03:28Suddenly, I felt completely calm.
03:31You're right.
03:32My voice totally steady.
03:33I really shouldn't be alive.
03:35How does a woman survive after her husband frames her for prison?
03:38Don't come closer.
03:39You want to know how I've been?
03:41Terrible.
03:43Prison was freezing.
03:44I got beaten.
03:46But the worst part was wondering why.
03:49Why the man I loved sent me there.
03:51I turned to look right at Ruth.
03:52It was your case.
03:53You lost the evidence.
03:55Rock covered it up and chose me.
03:57Right?
03:58I looked right back at Rock.
04:01You told reporters you waited eight years?
04:03Then tell me, how old is that boy?
04:06He's been calling you daddy for a while.
04:08He opened his mouth but couldn't speak.
04:10Brought reporters here to play the hero?
04:12Know why I banned visitors for eight years?
04:15I'd rather freeze in a cell than see your faces.
04:18I turned and looked at my parents.
04:20They told you I faked evidence?
04:22But think about it.
04:23If I was the dirty cop, why did Rock become chief?
04:27Why did Ruth become a detective?
04:29Because the real criminals got promoted.
04:32And they got away with it.
04:34You're lying.
04:35I'm not.
04:36I stared straight at Rock.
04:37Swear to God.
04:40I have a clear conscience.
04:43Dead silence filled the diner.
04:45Ruth grabbed his sleeve.
04:46Let's go Rock.
04:47Don't waste time on her.
04:48Yeah.
04:49Go.
04:50Take your son and your unborn baby.
04:53Take my parents too.
04:55Get out and never bother me again.
04:57Rock looked at me.
04:58Completely speechless.
04:59He turned around and walked out.
05:01Ruth and the boy followed him.
05:02My parents left.
05:04My mom glared one last time.
05:06The reporters chased them into the parking lot.
05:08The diner was finally quiet again.
05:10Martha slid a hot coffee across the counter.
05:13Cry if you need to, Ella.
05:14I looked at my rough, stained hands.
05:16I just shook my head.
05:18I couldn't cry.
05:19My boss patted my shoulder.
05:20But I knew everything changed.
05:23Next day, I got the worst section.
05:25Right by the smelly kitchen trash.
05:27No customers meant no tips.
05:29Martha looked so guilty.
05:30Ella, after that scene yesterday, and knowing you were in prison, nobody wants to work with
05:35you.
05:36I just nodded and tied my apron.
05:38My ex-husband Rock did this.
05:40He ruined my quiet life again.
05:42For a week, I did the dirty work.
05:44They watched me like a monster.
05:46Then came Thursday.
05:49Here's double pay for the month.
05:51You need to find somewhere else.
05:53I didn't take it.
05:55Was it Rock?
05:56I already knew the answer.
05:57Please don't blame me, Ella.
05:59He's the chief of police.
06:00I have kids and a mortgage.
06:02I can't afford to make him mad.
06:04Did he tell you to fire me?
06:06Martha just looked down.
06:07I took off my apron.
06:12Thanks for taking me in, Martha.
06:14I understand.
06:15I walked out the back door.
06:16Rock didn't even show his face.
06:18Just one phone call, and the whole town turned on me.
06:21I stood in the empty parking lot.
06:23I had nowhere to go.
06:24Then, an old pickup pulled up.
06:26It was Jack, a grumpy regular.
06:31Martha, fire you?
06:33Martha, fire you?
06:36He pushed the door open.
06:39Get in.
06:40My cousin's motel needs a maid.
06:42She won't ask about your past.
06:46Why help me?
06:48Jack put the truck in gear.
06:49I saw that circus last week.
06:51The chief and your parents yelling.
06:53It didn't sit right with me.
06:56My ex-wife was framed once, too.
07:00I know exactly how it feels.
07:01We drove onto the highway.
07:03I looked back one last time.
07:05Martha was hanging, and a help wanted a sign.
07:07I looked at the open road ahead.
07:09Rock thought I'd come crawling back.
07:11He was dead wrong.
07:12Jack parked at a rundown motel.
07:14Just give in, Ellie.
07:16The chief is doing this for you.
07:18You're too smart to hide out here.
07:20For my own good?
07:21Those words completely crushed me.
07:24Even Jack thought I should go back.
07:25Back to the man who framed me.
07:27I got a room and a mop.
07:2960 bucks a week cleaning toilets.
07:31But I really didn't care.
07:33Exhaustion meant I could finally sleep.
07:35But Rock wouldn't even let me have that.
07:37On day three, the phone rang.
07:45Ella?
07:45It was him.
07:47I got you a desk job.
07:50Orange County PD, 9 to 5.
07:53I'm sending a car for you.
07:55My knuckles turned white.
07:56I just want peace.
07:58Let me go.
07:59I'm just trying to help.
08:01Come be an advisor for Rumi.
08:03She's deputy chief now.
08:05She needs you.
08:06Help you frame more innocent people?
08:09Or be Ruth's scapegoat again?
08:11Ella!
08:12I'm giving you a chance.
08:15Ella!
08:16Cool down.
08:17The car is coming.
08:19He hung up.
08:20The landlady was eavesdropping.
08:23A big shot?
08:24Just go back.
08:26Cleaning rooms for pennies is terrible.
08:28I didn't answer her.
08:30And I didn't sleep that night.
08:32Next morning at 7 a.m.,
08:34a shiny black sedan pulled up.
08:35A guy in a suit stepped out.
08:39Chief Clemens sent me.
08:41I threw my rag in the bucket.
08:42I packed my single bag.
08:44But I wasn't going with him.
08:46I walked right past the suit.
08:48Tell the chief.
08:50The harder he tries to trap me,
08:51the more I know he feels guilty.
08:53I didn't wait for an answer.
08:54I walked straight to the highway.
08:56And I stuck out my thumb.
08:57A smelly truck slammed on its brakes.
08:59Where to?
09:00As far away as possible.
09:02I climbed in.
09:03I watched Rock's car in the mirror.
09:05It got smaller and smaller.
09:07Until it was gone completely.
09:09I rode that truck all night.
09:11Rented a cheap apartment in a new town.
09:13I thought I finally escaped.
09:15But then.
09:16The phone rang.
09:17My blood ran cold.
09:19Ella.
09:20Rock's voice was perfectly calm.
09:22Take this advisor job.
09:24Unless you want your parents on the street.
09:26He always knew my exact weak spot.
09:27I froze.
09:28I had no choice.
09:30Three days later, I was back in LA.
09:32Dragged into a fancy hotel.
09:34Blinded by camera flashes.
09:36It was a massive press conference.
09:38Ruth Black sat on the stage.
09:40Smiling right into the microphone.
09:42The screen read, police reform and rebirth.
09:44They shoved me into a chair next to her.
09:47Ruth looked at the reporters with fake pity.
09:48Thank you for coming.
09:51This is my former mentor, Ella.
09:53She committed terrible crimes.
09:56But everyone deserves a second chance.
09:59We hired her as a police advisor.
10:01So she can repay her debt to society.
10:04The cameras flashed like lightning.
10:06I sat there completely stiff.
10:08Stripped naked in front of the world.
10:10Then, Ruth stood up.
10:11She pulled out a bank card.
10:13She handed it to me with both hands.
10:15Please take this money to settle down.
10:17It looked so respectful.
10:19But it was the ultimate insult.
10:21Charity for the criminal.
10:23The room went dead silent.
10:25I stared at her pale hand.
10:26Eight years ago, that same hand pointed at me in court.
10:30And swore I faked the evidence.
10:32I looked up into her eyes.
10:34She was smiling so gently.
10:36But her eyes showed a twisted victory.
10:38I had no choice.
10:40I reached out and took the card.
10:41The room erupted in applause.
10:43Ruth played the perfect hero.
10:45And I was just her little prop.
10:47I don't remember when it ended.
10:51Someone shoved me into a car.
10:53As we drove away.
10:54I looked at that black bank card.
10:56I rolled down the window.
10:58And I tossed it right out.
10:59I watched it bounce in the wind.
11:01Straight into a dirty ditch.
11:06I saw the victory in Ruth's eyes.
11:08I felt sick to my stomach.
11:10I was just their little prop.
11:12To make them look like saints.
11:14That night, I was on the news.
11:16Corrupt cop gets a second chance.
11:18They crucified me all over again.
11:20But my parents were even worse.
11:22They came to my tiny apartment.
11:24Just to play, happy family.
11:26With Rock and pregnant Ruth.
11:27Mom actually thanked Rock crying.
11:30Thanks for caring for this disgrace.
11:32My dad just glared at me.
11:34Look at Ruth.
11:35If you were half the woman she is...
11:37Then came Sunday brunch.
11:38Ruth casually dropped a bomb.
11:41Oh, Ella.
11:42We just caught a gang leader.
11:44Brother of that robber you put away.
11:46He wants to kill you for revenge.
11:48I caught that guy legally.
11:49He died from bad prison health care.
11:51But my parents completely panicked.
11:53This is your fault.
11:55Without them, you'd be dead.
11:58Ruth played the perfect hero.
12:00Don't worry, mom.
12:01I put him in max security.
12:02I knew exactly what she was doing.
12:04It was not a warning at all.
12:06She was sending a message.
12:08The world wants you dead.
12:09You can't survive without our protection.
12:12I felt sick and walked away.
12:14Rock was waiting by the restroom.
12:15I'll watch that guy.
12:16I won't let him near you.
12:18Rock.
12:19I looked right into his eyes.
12:21Eight years ago,
12:22I believed you'd protect me too.
12:24Rock.
12:25Eight years ago.
12:27I believed you'd protect me too.
12:30His face completely froze.
12:32I walked back to the dining room.
12:34My mom was feeding Ruth fruit.
12:36Calling her better than a real daughter.
12:38I wasn't just tired anymore.
12:40I was totally exhausted.
12:41A heavy, hopeless kind of exhaustion.
12:44Mom held Ruth's hand, looking worried.
12:46Hope Ella's enemies don't hurt you.
12:49Don't worry, mom.
12:50Ruth gave an evil, gentle smile.
12:52Rock and I reminded those people.
12:53My stomach dropped.
12:54I knew exactly what that meant.
12:56Soon, my apartment became a living hell.
12:59People screaming my name at night.
13:01Throwing eggs at my windows.
13:03I called the cops.
13:04They did nothing.
13:05Then came the death threats.
13:07Murderer, spray painted on my door.
13:09They kicked it till the walls shook.
13:11Letters in my mail, you will pay.
13:13Ruth pointed the mob right at me.
13:15I spent nights huddled in the corner.
13:17Nobody helps an ex-con.
13:19Then Thursday, a normal knock.
13:21I checked the peephole.
13:23It was my parents.
13:24I opened the door.
13:25They looked at me with pure disgust.
13:28You are an embarrassment!
13:30Mom grabbed my sleeve.
13:32Go!
13:33Apologize to that angry mob!
13:35Make them stop!
13:36Ruth is pregnant!
13:37She can't take stress!
13:39I couldn't breathe.
13:41Apologize to a mob?
13:43That was suicide.
13:45Mom, Dad.
13:48I was framed.
13:52Rock and Ruth did it.
13:55I was framed.
13:57Rock and Ruth did it.
13:59Shut up!
14:00My dad raised his hand.
14:01They are the police chiefs!
14:03Who are you?
14:04Take the blame so they have peace.
14:06I looked right at my father.
14:08If I go out there, I will die.
14:11My dad stared right back.
14:13Then that is what you deserve.
14:14My father yelled at me.
14:16How dare you slander them!
14:18They treat us better than you!
14:20Ruth saved my life!
14:23Right on cue, Ruth appeared.
14:24Holding her pregnant belly.
14:26Playing the perfect protector.
14:28Mom, Dad, why are you here?
14:31Oh, it's not safe.
14:34My parents treated her like a queen.
14:36They didn't even look at me.
14:37Ruth smiled gently at them.
14:39But shot me a look of victory.
14:41She led them away.
14:42I stood alone in the hallway.
14:44I was completely replaced.
14:46I stepped back and closed the door.
14:48From the hallway, I heard him.
14:50Let's go.
14:51We don't have a daughter.
14:52Their footsteps faded away.
14:54I slid down to the floor.
14:56Outside, the LA sky turned completely gray.
14:59A few days later, my phone rang.
15:01It was my mother.
15:02Her voice was actually soft.
15:04She was begging for a favor.
15:06Ella, please.
15:08Your father is sick.
15:10I just want some tiramisu.
15:13From that hundred-year-old shop.
15:16Will you get it for me?
15:17We used to go there when I was little.
15:19I closed my eyes and said yes.
15:21I rode the bus for an hour.
15:24Bought the cake and walked back.
15:25But passing a quiet alley, I heard heavy footsteps.
15:29A rough hand covered my mouth.
15:31It smelled like cheap tobacco.
15:33A black hood slammed over my head.
15:35The world went totally dark.
15:37They threw me onto the concrete.
15:39The cake box slipped away.
15:41We finally got you, dirty cop.
15:43This is for my brother.
15:46They dragged me deep into the alley.
15:48Fists and boots rained down on me.
15:50My back, my legs, my ribs.
15:52I curled up into a ball.
15:54Tasting blood in my mouth.
15:57That's enough.
15:58Don't kill her.
15:59A final boot to my face.
16:01I lay in the suffocating dark.
16:03Bleeding on the cold concrete.
16:05And then, it hit me.
16:06My mother's sweet phone call.
16:08Ruth's smug little smile.
16:10They set me up.
16:11I pulled my knees to my chest.
16:13And softly, I started to laugh.
16:15They ripped the hood off my head.
16:17A street lamp blinded me.
16:18A guy with angry eyes squatted.
16:20He smashed a beer bottle.
16:22Dragged the glass down my arm.
16:24My brother was only 19.
16:26His life was ruined.
16:28Because you threw that case.
16:30My arm was pouring blood.
16:32I bit my lip.
16:33No sound.
16:34He smiled a cruel smile.
16:37You don't even know, do you?
16:39Your own mother set you up.
16:41We said we'd leave her alone.
16:43Leave your ex's family alone.
16:47If she just gave you up.
16:49She agreed instantly.
16:51My whole body froze.
16:57My cheek pressed against the concrete.
16:59Blood pooled under the street lamp.
17:01I heard my mom's voice.
17:03I just want some tiramisu.
17:05Deep down, I knew it was a trap.
17:07But I wanted her to love me.
17:09I just wanted to believe her.
17:11I was shaking from blood loss.
17:13The men started arguing.
17:14Just finish her off.
17:16A guy raised a steel pipe.
17:18I closed my eyes and waited.
17:20I was too tired to fight.
17:23I closed my eyes and waited.
17:25I was too tired to fight.
17:27I remembered being a little girl.
17:29My parents leaving the light on.
17:31To protect me from the dark.
17:33Now they sent me into the dark.
17:35The heavy steel pipe swung down.
17:37I closed my eyes.
17:38I heard the pipe swing down.
17:40I just wanted the pain to stop.
17:42I was ready to die.
17:43But then, a voice whored.
17:46Deafening sirens filled the alley.
17:48Red and blue lights flashed wildly.
17:50It wasn't the local police.
17:52It was the FBI.
17:54Agents swarmed the alley.
17:55Tackling my attackers to the ground.
17:57Total chaos erupted.
17:59Footsteps scattered.
18:00People screamed.
18:02The lead agent rushed over.
18:03He dropped to his knees beside me.
18:05Ella.
18:06Ella.
18:06A warm hand lifted my head.
18:09I forced my eyes open.
18:10I saw a blurry face.
18:12The voice was so familiar.
18:14But I recognized him.
18:15It was Gary Gilbert.
18:17My junior from the police academy.
18:19Now an elite FBI agent.
18:21He pulled out a medical kit.
18:23His hands were shaking slightly.
18:25He bandaged my bleeding arm.
18:26Hold on Ellie, don't go to sleep.
18:28My vision was completely blurry.
18:30And then, I slowly closed my eyes.
18:33I woke up in a private hospital room.
18:35Fractured skull.
18:36Three broken ribs.
18:38Over 20 stitches.
18:39But I was finally safe.
18:41FBI agents guarded my door.
18:43And Gary never left my side.
18:45He pulled out a thick folder.
18:48I've been investigating your case.
18:50In secret for eight years.
18:52I stared at the folder.
18:55Gary.
18:56Rock is the chief of police.
18:58Ruth is the deputy chief.
19:00They control the whole city.
19:01They will destroy your career.
19:02Gary didn't even flinch.
19:05I'm the FBI.
19:06I don't answer to the LAPD.
19:08I looked at him.
19:09My voice breaking.
19:10Why do you believe I'm innocent?
19:11Gary's eyes grew sad.
19:13I tried to visit you in prison.
19:15For eight whole years.
19:17But you wouldn't see anyone.
19:19I knew you were hiding your pain.
19:21Ella.
19:22I know who you are.
19:23You were a genius detective.
19:26You taught me everything.
19:28I waited eight years to tell you.
19:30Someone believes you.
19:32I finally opened the folder.
19:33He had absolutely everything.
19:35Forged informant reports.
19:37Rock signatures.
19:39Ruth's shady promotion paper trail.
19:41Ella.
19:43Remember why we became cops?
19:45To make the bad guys pay.
19:47And that is exactly what we're gonna do.
19:49Gary pulled out a tiny USB drive.
19:51He said it by my hospital bed.
19:53Eight years of secret evidence.
19:56Missing reports.
19:57Fake witness statements.
19:58Rock and Ruth cell phone locations.
20:00From the exact time you were framed.
20:02I stared at the drive, throat tight.
20:04Gary.
20:06Why do all this for me?
20:09Because I know you, Ella.
20:11You'd never do something like that.
20:13Suddenly, a commotion outside my door.
20:15Gary stood up instantly.
20:17His hand rested on his FBI gun.
20:19The door swung wide open.
20:21It was my ex-husband, Chief Rock.
20:23And his pregnant new wife, Ruth.
20:25They both froze seeing Gary.
20:27Rock recovered, playing the polite boss.
20:30Agent Gilbert?
20:31What are you doing here?
20:32Official business, Chief.
20:33The FBI is taking over this case.
20:36Ruth rushed forward with fake concern.
20:38My poor mentor.
20:38We were so worried about you.
20:41She reached for my injured arm.
20:43I shrank back in pain.
20:44Gary immediately stepped between us.
20:46Blocking her completely.
20:48The patient needs rest.
20:50Do not disturb her.
20:52Rock looked at me with complicated eyes.
20:54Please don't worry.
20:54I will find who did this.
20:56And I'll make them pay.
20:57I almost laughed out loud.
20:59But Gary spoke up first.
21:01How will you investigate, Chief?
21:02Gonna rush it like eight years ago?
21:04Or just looking for another scapegoat?
21:07Gonna rush it like eight years ago?
21:10Or just looking for another scapegoat?
21:12The room went dead silent.
21:14Rock's face turned completely dark.
21:16Rock's fake smile vanished instantly.
21:19Gary didn't back down at all.
21:21FBI might not control your old case.
21:24But we control this assault case.
21:28And we will look into every motive.
21:31And whoever is pulling the strings.
21:34Rock stared at him for a long time.
21:36He dropped a card on my table.
21:39Good luck finding the truth, Agent Gilbert.
21:41He turned around and walked out.
21:43Ruth shot me one last look.
21:44It wasn't concern at all.
21:46It was a deadly warning.
21:48When the door closed, Gary looked at me.
21:51They'll make a move to stop us.
21:53They think you are totally broken.
21:56You need to show them you aren't.
21:58I clutched the USB in my hand.
22:00It felt like a burning fire.
22:02I just need a little time.
22:15Gary pushed my wheelchair through the garden.
22:18The sunset was completely beautiful.
22:20He stopped under an old oak tree.
22:24Give us a chance, Ella.
22:26Let's find the truth.
22:28He knelt beside my wheelchair.
22:29He reminded me of our police oath.
22:33Always get justice for the victims.
22:35Always get justice for the victims.
22:38Before I could answer, I saw them.
22:40My parents.
22:41Standing there like guilty children.
22:43My mother was crying, twisting a handkerchief.
22:46My father bowed deeply to me.
22:48Tears streaming down his wrinkled face.
22:50We are so sorry, Ella.
22:52We didn't know they'd try to kill you.
22:54They threw me to the wolves.
22:55When I needed them the most.
22:57And now they want forgiveness?
22:59Gary gently squeezed my hand.
23:00Giving me quiet strength.
23:02He firmly told them I needed rest.
23:04I watched them walk away in the sunset.
23:06I felt angry, sad.
23:08But mostly, I just felt numb.
23:10But Gary's words actually worked.
23:13I was finally ready to fight.
23:15Every night after the nurses left, Gary brought his laptop to my bed.
23:19With his FBI mentor's secret help.
23:21We dug through the sealed case files.
23:24At 2am, I pointed at a photo.
23:26Look at the dirt on the victim.
23:28It doesn't match the soil.
23:29This wasn't the primary crime scene.
23:31The official report left this out.
23:34Who wrote the report?
23:35Ruth's husband back then.
23:37Six months later, he got a huge promotion.
23:41It got even worse.
23:43We checked the witness statements.
23:45For all three old major cases.
23:47There was only ever one witness.
23:49And every single one of them.
23:51Later helped Ruth get promoted.
23:53Gary looked at me, eyes burning.
23:55This wasn't just a single frame-up.
23:57Rock and Ruth ran a corrupt empire.
23:59Faking evidence for years.
24:01To build their perfect careers.
24:03Are you afraid, Ella?
24:06No.
24:07I looked out at the city lights.
24:09The scariest part of my life...
24:12Is already over.
24:15Gary and I kept digging.
24:16Through all the sealed files.
24:18The truth was way worse.
24:20Worse than we ever imagined.
24:22We checked the crime scene tech.
24:24The guy who handled the fake evidence.
24:26Three months after I was framed.
24:28He quit and moved to Australia.
24:30The crazy part?
24:31He got a secret half million payout.
24:33Right before he left.
24:35From an offshore shell company.
24:37Registered the exact same week.
24:39Ruth took a police trip to London.
24:41Suddenly, my phone buzzed.
24:43An unknown text message.
24:45Stop, or your parents are in danger.
24:47My blood ran completely cold.
24:49But Gary didn't hesitate.
24:51One call to the FBI.
24:52Within minutes.
24:54My parents were moved.
24:55To a heavily guarded safe house.
24:57They thought threats would stop me.
24:59It only proved they were panicking.
25:01Three days later.
25:03I could finally walk on crutches.
25:05Gary drove me to East LA.
25:07To interview a victim's mother.
25:09She was so sweet and heartbroken.
25:11Her son never went out late.
25:13But the night he died.
25:14He got a call from a woman.
25:16A police officer named Ms. Black.
25:18That detail was completely erased.
25:20Wiped from the official files.
25:22We kept interviewing families.
25:24Another sister said a female cop.
25:26Recruited him for big money.
25:28A roommate saw another victim.
25:30Get into an unmarked police car.
25:32The exact night he was killed.
25:34Back in my hospital room.
25:35The horrifying truth finally clicked.
25:38Gary.
25:39Ruth planned this from the start.
25:41She chose the victims.
25:43She set the traps.
25:45And Rock destroyed the evidence.
25:47Ruth didn't just frame me.
25:49She was a cold-blooded murderer.
25:51Gary held my hand in the dark.
25:53We're gonna take them down.
25:55I looked at our hands.
25:57And I didn't pull away.
25:58Every time we got close.
26:00The evidence magically vanished.
26:02Witnesses suddenly changed their stories.
26:04The mother remembered the call wrong.
26:07Another witness vanished completely.
26:10Someone was watching our every move.
26:12And silencing absolutely everyone.
26:15Gary was completely exhausted.
26:17But he refused to quit.
26:19Then, on a freezing, rainy night.
26:21Everything completely changed.
26:23Someone pounded on my door.
26:25Gary instantly grabbed his gun.
26:27I looked through the peephole.
26:29And I totally froze.
26:30It was Rock.
26:31My ex-husband, the police chief.
26:34Soaking wet and shivering.
26:35He looked completely desperate.
26:37I let him inside.
26:39He dripped water on the floor.
26:40Staring at our murder board.
26:43I've lived with this guilt.
26:46For eight whole years.
26:50It's time you knew the truth.
26:52And then he confessed.
26:53Night of the first murder.
26:55Ruth came home at 2 a.m.
26:57Completely covered in blood.
26:58She dropped to her knees.
27:00And begged him for help.
27:02Claimed a man tried to attack her.
27:04She fought back in self-defense.
27:05And ran because she was pregnant.
27:07I was weak.
27:08I wanted to protect my child.
27:10So I signed the fake reports.
27:13Why tell us this now?
27:14I just stared at him.
27:16Because it wasn't self-defense.
27:18She's involved in so many murders.
27:23He handed me a heavy envelope.
27:25Secret bank records and call logs.
27:27Things he'd been hiding from her.
27:29Before I could even open it.
27:31Tires screeched outside.
27:32We rushed to the window.
27:34Down in the pouring rain.
27:35Black SUVs slammed to a stop.
27:38Armed men in tactical gear poured out.
27:40Rushing straight toward my building.
27:42Rock turned pale as a ghost.
27:43They found me!
27:44Rock turned completely pale.
27:46Take the stairs!
27:48Gary grabbed me and the evidence.
27:50We sprinted for the fire escape.
27:52Hit the underground garage.
27:54Armed men swarmed above us.
27:55Gary slammed the gas.
27:57We vanished into the rainy night.
27:59Hit in an FBI safe house.
28:01Gary spread the secret files out.
28:04We need Ruth's DNA.
28:05Match it to the old scenes.
28:07And we finally have her.
28:08Ever.
28:09Suddenly, Gary's phone rang.
28:11His face completely dropped.
28:13Ruth was on the run.
28:14She booked a flight to London.
28:16We raced straight to LAX.
28:18Caught her right at the gate.
28:19She held her son's hand.
28:21Wearing sunglasses to hide.
28:23She tried her perfect, polite mask.
28:25Looked at me with fake pity.
28:27Ella, do you really think the FBI will take me down for a convicted felon?
28:33No.
28:34But they will for a DNA match.
28:37Ruth's smug smile vanished.
28:38Pure terror washed over her.
28:40She knew it was totally over.
28:42She surrendered quietly.
28:43So her son wouldn't see the cups.
28:46Back in the interrogation room, Ruth finally confessed.
28:49But dropped a horrifying truth.
28:51She wasn't the actual murderer.
28:53It was my cousin, Daniel.
28:56He killed someone at 19.
29:01He begged me for help.
29:04I couldn't let family go to prison.
29:06I thought it was a one-time mistake.
29:08But it wasn't.
29:09He just kept killing.
29:12And every time, I cleaned the blood.
29:13Planted the fake evidence.
29:15Ruined innocent lives.
29:16I needed a famous cop to take the fall.
29:19So I framed you, Ella.
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