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The Deep Won't Stay Silent
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00:02Eight years ago, my family forced me to take the blame for my adopted brother's crime.
00:07While I rotted in prison, he slept with my wife, spent my money, and stayed their perfect
00:12golden child.
00:13Now, I was finally free.
00:15Nobody wanted anything to do with me anymore.
00:17I survived by selling fish in a wet market, hands soaked in blood and scales every day.
00:21And then, my family began to trade my life for his all over again.
00:26I used to be one of the best deep-sea divers in the country, but my adopted brother Jason
00:30killed his friend over a gold bar hidden in a sunken wreck, and my entire family forced
00:36me to take the fall.
00:37The judge said I cut my partner's oxygen line for gold bars in a sunken wreck.
00:42I didn't, but nobody believed me.
00:43Just like that, I became a murderer in their eyes, sentenced to life in prison.
00:48The victim's family paid inmates to torture me.
00:51They dumped filth into my food, beat me day after day, punched me.
00:58My teeth shattered, until eating became agony.
01:01Somehow, after eight years of good behavior, I got out early.
01:04Nobody from my old life came looking for me.
01:06So I opened a fish stall at the local wet market, gutting carp, scaling bass, six days
01:11a week.
01:12My nose had already been broken so badly, I couldn't even smell the stench anymore.
01:16But fish scales still sliced open my hands, until they bled.
01:19Still, I was satisfied.
01:21At least, I was alive.
01:22Until one morning, my family stormed into the market.
01:25Where are you?
01:26My parents dropped to their knees, right there on the fish-gut-covered floor.
01:30Ethan, your brother Jason went diving two hours ago.
01:34He never came up.
01:35Something's wrong.
01:36You were the best diver in this country.
01:38Please, go in and save him.
01:40My ex-wife Vivian shoved a wedding ring onto my finger without warning.
01:44Come back to me.
01:46Save Jason and I'll remarry you.
01:48I promise.
01:50I said nothing.
01:50I only reached up and touched the hearing aid behind my right ear.
01:54Did they forget?
01:54Eight years ago, Jason started a fight underwater.
01:57He wanted the gold bars hidden inside that wreck.
01:59He killed someone for them.
02:01And when the truth came out, Vivian forced me to sign a confession to protect him.
02:04Sign it.
02:04My father slapped me so hard, he ruptured my eardrum.
02:08Half death.
02:09That's what they turned me into.
02:10If I dove now, the pressure underwater would rupture a vessel in my brain.
02:14I'd die before I ever made it back up.
02:18Hey, don't push your luck, Ethan.
02:20You scale fish all day and now you're putting on airs?
02:22Save the guy, get the cash, get your name back.
02:24What's the problem?
02:24What, you think this little fish doll is a palace?
02:27So cold.
02:28That's his own brother.
02:29He just wants more money.
02:31Looks decent enough.
02:32Heart's rotten.
02:33Every word felt like a knife.
02:34I was the victim.
02:35I was the one whose life had been destroyed.
02:37So why was I still the villain?
02:39I slipped the ring off my finger and pushed it back toward Vivian.
02:43It's not that I won't go.
02:45My ears are gone.
02:47The pressure would kill me.
02:50Mom froze.
02:51And she collapsed on the wet floor, screaming like her world was ending.
02:55Eight years, Ethan.
02:57And you're still this cruel?
02:59Calling yourself disabled just to dodge responsibility?
03:02That's Jason down there.
03:04Your brother.
03:05Dad pointed at me with a shaking finger.
03:07What kind of son are you?
03:08Watching someone drown and making up excuses.
03:11You're worthless.
03:14Ethan, please.
03:16Her voice broke.
03:17Five million on that card.
03:19Yours.
03:19All of it.
03:20Just bring Jason up.
03:21Hot tears landed on the back of my hand.
03:24They burned.
03:25Eight years in prison.
03:26And she never visited me once.
03:28Now she finally appeared.
03:30Not for me.
03:31But to pay me to save the man she chose instead.
03:34I reached into my pocket and pulled out my medical certificate.
03:37Severe eardrum perforation.
03:40Stop performing.
03:41Just take the money and go.
03:42Jason is running out of time.
03:43Then manager Bill shoved through the crowd.
03:46He flipped my entire fish stall over.
03:48Fish, ice, blood, everything scattered across the floor.
03:52Ethan Cole, you're a convicted killer.
03:54Get out of this market.
03:55You're a curse on all of us.
03:57Save him today or don't ever come back.
03:59The crowd joined in immediately.
04:01Some people spat at me.
04:02Out, murderer.
04:03People like him don't deserve to breathe.
04:05Splash.
04:06A rotten fish slammed into my face.
04:09The scales scraped against my skin, slicing it open little by little.
04:12Warm blood trickled down my cheek.
04:15The fish slid to the ground, landing beside the medical certificate Vivian had thrown away.
04:19I stared at my medical certificate, lying face down in a puddle of filthy fish water.
04:24All I ever wanted was to disappear quietly, live a small life, cause no trouble.
04:29Was even that too much to ask?
04:30The screams of the crowd closed in around me all at once.
04:33Every defense I had left finally collapsed.
04:36It turned and ran.
04:37I don't even remember how I got back to my apartment.
04:39By the time I slammed the door shut, I was still gasping for air.
04:42Then, my phone exploded with notifications.
04:45Trending citywide.
04:46Hashtag, convicted brother refuses to save drowning man.
04:49Hashtag, adopted son fights for life.
04:52Underscore, biological son watches coldly.
04:54Hashtag, Vivian Wilson cries and offers reward for missing lover.
04:59I clicked the live stream.
05:00Vivian's broadcast filled the screen.
05:02Mom was barely holding herself together.
05:04I'm so sorry, everyone.
05:05I know I'm taking up your time, but as a mother, I have nowhere else to turn.
05:08It's our fault.
05:09We raised him wrong.
05:10This animal killed for gold.
05:11Spent eight years in prison.
05:12We thought he'd changed.
05:13His brother is dying underwater right now, and he ran.
05:16Please, anyone who finds our son, Jason, will pay one million dollars.
05:21The comments flooded in instantly.
05:23Find him.
05:23Expose him.
05:24I know where he lives.
05:26Westside apartment.
05:27Someone go beat the hell out of him.
05:28Let's go, boys.
05:29Less than a minute later.
05:30Bang, bang, bang.
05:32Someone started hammering on my door.
05:34The door exploded inward before I could even move.
05:36Thought you could hide a murderer living in my building?
05:44Bow to the camera.
05:46Say you're an animal.
05:47Say you don't deserve to live.
05:49One slap sent my head spinning sideways.
05:52Say it.
05:53The humiliation swallowed me whole.
05:55Fingers tangled in my hair, yanking my face toward the phone camera.
05:58I couldn't move.
05:59Then suddenly, the crowd parted.
06:01Mom and Dad stood in the doorway.
06:03For one stupid second.
06:04I thought they came to stop this.
06:06Tie him up.
06:07If he won't go voluntarily, we drag him.
06:09Dad, do you hear yourself?
06:11I told you, I'll die down there.
06:12Mom, does your own son's life mean nothing?
06:15Are you really going to kill me for that adopted kid?
06:17Mom's eyes flickered.
06:18For one single second, guilt appeared.
06:20Then it vanished.
06:21Shut up.
06:22Jason may be adopted, but he's ten thousand times the man you are.
06:25While you were rotting in prison, Jason was the one taking care of us.
06:28Now he's in danger, and his older brother won't lift a finger.
06:31How do you live with yourself?
06:32Even an old wound can split open again.
06:34I learned that right then.
06:36To them, blood meant nothing.
06:38I was the stain.
06:39The two-
06:40No!
06:40No!
06:41I'm innocent!
06:43I'm not going.
06:45And I didn't kill anyone.
06:47There's more to that case.
06:49You've never once tried to hear it!
06:52Then Vivian walked in.
06:54A stun baton rested in her hand.
06:56A bodyguard stood behind her.
06:57Her face looked carved from stone.
07:00Ethan, don't make me hurt you.
07:02For Jason, I'll do anything.
07:03She didn't hesitate.
07:04The stun baton slammed into my back.
07:06Every muscle in my body seized instantly.
07:09My vision shattered into darkness.
07:11And the world went black.
07:13When I opened my eyes, I was on a ship deck.
07:15Vast ocean in every direction.
07:17Waves slapping the hole.
07:18Stop playing dead.
07:20Get up and bring Jason back.
07:22When I didn't move, she crouched.
07:24Remarry me.
07:25Save him and we'll start over.
07:27You'll never have to touch a fish again.
07:28Never touch a fish again.
07:30Something twisted in my chest.
07:32Six months ago, after I got out of prison, I went back to the family house once.
07:36Stood outside that massive floor-to-ceiling window.
07:38Inside, every light was on.
07:40Mom, dad, Vivian.
07:41All around the table with Jason.
07:43Laughing.
07:43Toasting.
07:44Happy family.
07:45And outside, in the freezing wind, I was a half-deaf ex-con with nothing.
07:49That was the moment I understood.
07:50My hell was built by their hands.
07:52I was never family.
07:53It was always just the outside.
07:55I snapped back to the present.
07:57My eyes landed on a photo in Vivian's hand.
07:59A beach volleyball game.
08:00Candid shot.
08:01Jason, shirtless, standing out among the dive team.
08:04On his right shoulder, a scar.
08:06I stared at that scar.
08:07Lightning hit me.
08:08A memory I'd buried for ten years forced its way back.
08:11I was dive team captain back then.
08:13That day, the current turned deadly without warning.
08:15I signaled immediately.
08:16Surface.
08:17Everyone.
08:17Now.
08:18Before we could ascend, it happened.
08:20In the chaos, I pushed Vivian and Jason clear of the current.
08:22Used everything I had.
08:23Got swept away myself.
08:25I woke up on a deserted island three days later.
08:27Coast Guard battle.
08:28When I got home...
08:29Brother!
08:30You're alive!
08:32It's my fault.
08:33I should have stopped you from going in.
08:34I barely managed to pull Vivian to safety.
08:36I just watched the current take you.
08:39I'm so sorry.
08:40That's why my own wife chose to protect a murderer over me.
08:43That's why she forced me to confess to something I didn't do.
08:46For ten years, she believed Jason had saved her life.
08:48During the three days I was gone, he became her hero.
08:51And I became the reckless captain who almost got everyone killed.
08:54What a joke.
08:55I cannot dive!
08:56The pressure will kill me!
08:58Do you want me dead?
08:59Vivian's eyes flickered.
09:01You've been rotten your whole life, Ethan!
09:03Even now!
09:04Pretending to be disabled to run away!
09:06Heaven help us!
09:08Jason's such a good boy!
09:10So devoted, so kind.
09:12If he doesn't come back, I don't know how I'll go on.
09:15Mrs. Wilson, this is where Mr. Jason went under.
09:18Based on the time, his oxygen has maybe 30 minutes left.
09:22Did you hear that?
09:23What are you waiting for?
09:25Get him suited up now!
09:26I stared at Vivian.
09:28Fine.
09:28My voice came out of gravel.
09:29I'll go.
09:31But I need the best deep pressure dive suit you have.
09:35If I was being sent to die, I'd claw for every fraction of a chance.
09:39Vivian's shoulders dropped with relief.
09:41I knew it.
09:42I knew you still cared.
09:44You'd never let him die.
09:45Then her face shifted.
09:46Thin smile.
09:48Apologetic.
09:48She pointed to a heap of gear in the corner.
09:52Unfortunately, it's all we have on board.
09:55Old equipment.
09:56I looked where she was pointing.
09:57Cracked rubber.
09:58Rusted valves.
09:59Gear that should have been in a landfill years ago.
10:04But you were the best diver in the country.
10:07A small challenge like this shouldn't stop you.
10:09Right?
10:10That equipment should have been scrapped decades ago.
10:13Ice ran down my spine.
10:14Vivian, are you insane?
10:15You know how to dive.
10:17Putting me in that suit is the same as killing me.
10:19The ship's captain looked at the gear, visibly uncomfortable.
10:22Ms. Wilson, it really is quite old.
10:27Forcing a dive with this equipment could be...
10:29She cut him off, face going cold.
10:31We don't have time for this.
10:32Help him put it on.
10:33The bodyguard swarmed me.
10:35Pinned me to the deck.
10:36In the struggle, someone stepped on my hearing aid.
10:38It shattered.
10:39The only thing that let me hear...
10:41Crushed to pieces.
10:42They forced the suit onto me anyway.
10:44To make sure I couldn't run, Vivian dragged over a chain.
10:4830 pounds of iron locked around my waist.
10:50I stood at the edge of the boat like an animal being walked to slaughter.
10:54I turned and looked at my family one last time.
10:57Dad stood with his arms crossed.
10:59Cold.
10:59Watching.
11:00Like this had nothing to do with him.
11:01Not a trace of pity.
11:02Mom had her hands pressed together.
11:04Eyes shut.
11:05Lips moving silently in prayer.
11:07Please, let Jason be safe.
11:09Protect my boy.
11:11My life or death.
11:12Not even a footnote in her prayers.
11:13Only Jason.
11:14Then a hard shove hit my chest.
11:16Weightlessness.
11:17Falling.
11:18The last thing I heard before the ocean took me was...
11:20Vivian's voice.
11:21Bring him back, Ethan and Remarry.
11:22I will be waiting right here.
11:24Water swallowed me all.
11:25The chain yanked me down like a stone.
11:28Depth came fast and brutal.
11:29The pressure hit my ears like a hammer.
11:31My damaged right eardrum, already paper thin, gave a single muffled tear.
11:36Like a balloon bursting inside my skull.
11:38Agony.
11:39The pain was beyond anything I'd felt.
11:41My body convulsed.
11:42I opened my mouth to scream.
11:44The ocean poured in.
11:45My lungs compressed like two fists were crushing them.
11:48Vision flooded red.
11:49Consciousness slipped.
11:50Darkness.
11:51Then, two hands, soft but impossibly strong, reaching through the black toward me.
11:56Time passed on the surface.
11:58Helen gripped the railing, face white, eyes locked on the water.
12:00Richard paced without stopping.
12:02Vivian tore at her hair, her perfect styling long gone.
12:05She kept muttering to herself...
12:06Jason is lucky.
12:07He'll be fine.
12:09Ethan was a champion.
12:10He'll bring him up.
12:11Her fingers wouldn't stop shaking.
12:13Then an alarm cut through the silence.
12:15A Coast Guard vessel came in hard in the past.
12:18Officers jumped onto the deck.
12:20The lead officer swept the crowd with sharp eyes.
12:23Coast Guard Captain Stone.
12:24Who's in charge here?
12:27Richard stepped forward.
12:28Card extended.
12:30Stone took the card.
12:32Looked them over.
12:33Coal Industries.
12:34My son went missing during a dive.
12:37We're running our own search.
12:39His tone was flat.
12:40Search?
12:42We pulled him out three hours ago.
12:44He held up a body camera recording.
12:47Three hours ago, our patrol found a male in the water, identified as Jason Cole.
12:53We tried to contact you repeatedly.
12:55No answer.
12:56Turns out you'd sailed somewhere with zero signal.
12:59On screen.
13:00Jason on the Coast Guard deck.
13:01Not drowned.
13:02Not dead.
13:03Face flushed.
13:04Eyes unfocused.
13:05He was clawing at his own skin and laughing at nothing.
13:09Your ship's doctor confirmed it.
13:10He made contact with a highly toxic merorganism during the dive.
13:14Seabirdy.
13:15Slug venom.
13:16Captain Stone said.
13:17It causes intense hallucinations.
13:19It can be fatal in high doses.
13:20He's been transported to the hospital.
13:22Currently stable.
13:23Mom and dad lit up instantly.
13:25Arms in the air.
13:26Crying with relief.
13:27Richard could barely stand.
13:29I knew it.
13:30Jason always lands on his feet.
13:33Helen grabbed Vivian's hands.
13:34He's alive.
13:36We'll spend whatever it takes to get him well.
13:39Vivian exhaled.
13:41Relief poured over her face.
13:43Then it stopped.
13:45Everything stopped.
13:47Her smile froze.
13:49She just remembered.
13:51Thirty minutes ago, she pushed her ex-husband off this very boat.
13:55To save a man who was already safe in a hospital bed.
13:58Jason was in a hospital somewhere.
14:01Ethan had been underwater for over half an hour.
14:04No sign of him.
14:05Before she could even process that, Captain Stone stepped forward.
14:08Since you're all family, this makes things easier.
14:10He accepted a file from one of his officers.
14:14Jason Cole is formally under arrest.
14:16Charges.
14:17Theft of protected National Maritime Artifacts.
14:20And first-degree murder.
14:21It hit like a bolt from a clear sky.
14:23Dropped them from euphoria straight into concrete.
14:26Richard's face went from joy to iron gray in less than a second.
14:28That's insane.
14:30What theft?
14:31What murder?
14:32Coal Industries pays billions in taxes every year.
14:35Jason is one of the most respected philanthropists in this city.
14:37He's lying in a hospital bed and you're pinning this on him?
14:41Helen charged forward like she was going to shove the officer.
14:43Do you know?
14:44Do you know how many schools Jason has funded?
14:46He wouldn't crush an ant!
14:48She fumbled for her phone, scrolling for photos.
14:50Jason at charity events, smiling for the cameras.
14:53Pushing them towards Stone's face.
14:55Vivian squared her shoulders.
14:56Full boardroom posture.
14:58Officer, be careful with your words.
15:00I'm chairman of Wilson Group.
15:01Jason is my husband.
15:03One call and your entire department has a problem.
15:06Captain Stone didn't argue.
15:07He pressed play on a second video.
15:10On screen, Jason curled in a corner of the Coast Guard deck, shaking violently.
15:14Face cycling through raw terror and something far worse.
15:17Dozens of meters deep when the venom hit, his mind broke under it.
15:20He was pressing his hands against his head, kicking at nothing, screaming at something only he could see.
15:25Don't come near me! Back off!
15:27Tyler, I know what I did! Don't kill me!
15:30I cut your line, I did it!
15:32I'll pay for it, just don't take me!
15:33He slammed his forehead against the deck, over and over.
15:36Then it stopped.
15:37Terror drained from his face.
15:39Something darker replaced it.
15:40He grinned.
15:40The grin of something that isn't quite human.
15:42He looked at the empty air like there was a person standing there.
15:46Ethan, you idiot.
15:48You never had a clue.
15:50That stupid woman Vivian believed I was her hero.
15:52I showed her this scar.
15:54One old diving scar.
15:55And she handed me everything.
15:57Begged your parents to adopt me.
15:58And those two fools just ate it up.
16:01Show a little weakness.
16:02Show a little loyalty.
16:03And they worship you.
16:04They personally used their own son to rot in prison for me.
16:07Hilarious.
16:08Stay in that cell forever, Ethan.
16:10Everything that was yours, the family, the money, all of it is mine.
16:12Silence.
16:13Dead silence.
16:14Only Jason's laugh echoing around the room.
16:16Richard and Helen stood with faces the color of ash.
16:18Mouths open, staring at the screen.
16:20Vivian stumbled backward.
16:21Barely caught herself on the railing.
16:23This is impossible.
16:25You said he was poisoned.
16:26That's the hallucination talking.
16:27It's not real.
16:28Yes.
16:29He's delirious from the venom.
16:31He doesn't know what he's saying.
16:32I knew you'd say that.
16:33Given the severity of the charges, we immediately assembled a task force to verify the claims.
16:38The physical evidence at the scene eight years ago does not match Ethan's confession.
16:43The defense attorney who suddenly reversed his position at trial, the day before court,
16:46his account received a massive wire transfer.
16:48That transfer was traced to an offshore account belonging to you, Vivian.
16:51And Jason's private accounts received multiple large, unexplained deposits after the incident,
16:54consistent with proceeds from selling protected artifacts.
16:56We believe the original murder was a setup.
16:59We need all of you to come with us for questioning.
17:01Then the ship's captain, who'd been shrinking in a corner the entire time, finally broke.
17:04Officers, there's something else.
17:07Ethan, Mr. Cole, he's still down there.
17:10What did you say?
17:11Someone is still underwater?
17:13About 30 minutes ago, Ms. Wilson pushed a man named Ethan into the water.
17:18He said his ears were damaged and he couldn't handle the pressure, but she forced him anyway.
17:22He hasn't come back up.
17:24Three days later, Coastal City General Hospital.
17:27Jason finally woke up, white ceiling above him, body weak.
17:30The hallucinations gone.
17:31He moved his fingers.
17:33The room was full of people, Mom, Dad, Vivian, and several uniformed officers.
17:38Jason's heart lifted.
17:39This much attention?
17:40Obviously, they were worried about him.
17:42He adjusted his face, squeezed out a few tears, reached a weak hand toward Helen.
17:46Mom, Dad, Vivian, I was so scared.
17:51I dreamed I was trapped underwater.
17:53That I'd never see you again.
17:55Before, Helen would have rushed to his side instantly.
17:58Today, the room was silent.
17:59Only the heart monitor beeping.
18:01Jason's hand hung in the air.
18:03He felt the temperature.
18:04Something was wrong.
18:05Dad was standing at the foot of the bed.
18:07Not hovering.
18:07Not fussing.
18:08Just watching.
18:09The man who'd always coddled him.
18:11Jaw set.
18:12Eyes like stone.
18:13Nothing warm left in them.
18:14Dad?
18:15Jason felt his stomach drop.
18:17Richard stared at him for a long, cold moment.
18:19Then he slapped Jason's extended hand away.
18:22Hard.
18:22Jason blinked.
18:23What's going on?
18:25No answer.
18:26Richard reached into his coat and pulled out a tablet.
18:29Tossed it onto Jason's chest.
18:30Jason picked it up.
18:31On screen, a man curled in a corner of a ship.
18:34Shaking.
18:35Grinning.
18:36Screaming confessions.
18:38Laughing at his own parents.
18:39Calling them fools.
18:41The man was here.
18:42His face drained to white.
18:43Sweat flooded his forehead.
18:45That's not real.
18:47Dad.
18:48Mom.
18:49Vivian.
18:50Listen to me.
18:51That was the venom.
18:52The slug toxin made me say things.
18:54I would never hurt my brother.
18:56Never.
18:57He reached for Vivian's sleeve.
18:59You know me.
19:00Everything I did.
19:01It was all for you.
19:03All of it.
19:04Vivian's expression was impossible to read.
19:06She stepped back.
19:07Let his fingers close on air.
19:09Jason.
19:10It's over.
19:11We have confirmed evidence.
19:13You set Ethan up.
19:15You killed Tyler.
19:17You did it for the gold.
19:18At Tyler's name, something cold flashed through Jason's eyes.
19:22Tyler.
19:22The third diver.
19:23The one who'd found the sunken wreck with them.
19:25Who'd seen the gold.
19:26The inconvenient witness.
19:28Jason opened his mouth to argue.
19:29Richard exploded.
19:31He grabbed Jason by the hospital gown and hauled him clean off the mattress.
19:38Enough!
19:40You snake.
19:41How long were you going to keep fooling us?
19:43We forced Ethan into the water because of you.
19:46We tied him up and threw him in.
19:48A hundred meters deep.
19:50And we can't find him.
19:51He's not coming up.
19:54Jason's face turned purple.
19:55Richard's fist twisted in the collar.
19:57He scanned the room.
19:58Read the decision in every pair of eyes.
20:00The performance dissolved.
20:01Something cold and flat took its place.
20:04He laughed.
20:06Fine.
20:06You know, I'm done pretending.
20:09He shoved Richard's hands off.
20:10Spread his palms wide.
20:12Casual.
20:12Unbothered.
20:13Yeah.
20:14I did it.
20:19All of it.
20:20Don't forget.
20:21You two were the ones who cut Ethan off.
20:22That was your choice.
20:23And you.
20:24Don't go acting pure now.
20:26Eight years in my bed and suddenly you've got a conscience?
20:28Ethan's not coming back.
20:29So why don't we all just move on?
20:31I'll take care of you both in your old age.
20:33We can be a family again.
20:34Simple.
20:36The room dropped ten degrees.
20:39What kind of human says something like that?
20:41What does it take to reach that place?
20:43Richard and Helen stood rigid, shaking from head to foot.
20:46Staring at the young man they'd raised and loved and protected for eight years.
20:50Helen broke first.
20:51She remembered Ethan's face.
20:53The dead despair in his eyes as they shoved him off.
20:55Every word she had screamed at him.
20:57The guilt collapsed her.
20:59She dropped to the floor, clawing her own hair, letting out a sound no one in that room
21:03would ever forget.
21:05What did I do?
21:06I'm the monster.
21:08I was always the monster.
21:10Richard stared at his own hands.
21:12These hands.
21:13Eight years ago, they shattered his son's eardrum with a single slap.
21:16Three days ago, they personally handed over the rope to bind him.
21:19He raised his hand and hit himself across the face.
21:22Again.
21:23Again.
21:23Again.
21:24The sound echoed through the room.
21:26His cheeks split.
21:27Blood at the corner of his mouth.
21:28He couldn't feel it.
21:29He didn't stop.
21:31This is justice.
21:33He gasped.
21:33I killed my own son with these hands.
21:36And Vivian.
21:37After three days of barely holding herself together, the wall finally came down.
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