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Dead Wrong - HOT
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00:01Morning, Elena.
00:04Say goodbye to mom, baby.
00:10Bye.
00:13Lusty moans drifted from the kindergarten restroom.
00:18I pushed the door open.
00:20My husband had a woman pressed against the sink.
00:24Elena, wait!
00:25Get off of me!
00:27Let me explain.
00:28Explain what?
00:29That you're fucking my daughter's teacher?
00:31Shut up!
00:33Do you want everyone to hear?
00:34I bit down hard, he yelped.
00:36Loosening his grip, I shoved him.
00:38Hard.
00:38He stumbled backward.
00:40His head cracked against the sink.
00:42Blood pooled beneath him, spreading across the white tile.
00:45He is dead.
00:47I got five years in prison.
00:49When I got out, my daughter Sarah disowned me.
00:52I spent years trying to make it up to Sarah and his mom, Maria.
00:55Until the day I heard Sarah call someone daddy on the phone.
00:59When they left the house, I followed them.
01:01They stopped at a mansion.
01:03Sarah ran up to her teacher Chloe, calling her mom.
01:06And the man standing next to her turned his head.
01:09Every drop of blood in my body reversed direction.
01:12Ethan Walker, my husband, dead for ten years.
01:15Ten years ago.
01:16He collapsed at my feet, blood covering his face.
01:20That scene became the nightmare I could never escape.
01:22But now, he was standing right in front of me.
01:25Ethan let go of Chloe and took Sarah's hand, walking into the mansion.
01:29Laughter drifted out.
01:31My hands shook.
01:32It took me three tries to dial 9-11.
01:34Hello.
01:35This is Anna Walker.
01:36I was convicted ten years ago for accidentally killing my husband.
01:43Just now I saw him.
01:45My husband is alive.
01:47I'm requesting a reinvestigation of the accident.
01:51Mrs. Walker, that case is closed.
01:53You can't just reopen it with a phone call.
01:56Besides, there are plenty of people in the world who look alike.
01:59I didn't mistake him for someone else.
02:01And the woman he was cheating with back then was standing right next to him.
02:06I gripped my phone until my knuckles turned white.
02:09I collapsed onto the couch.
02:11Ethan's face played on a loop in my mind.
02:14We grew up together.
02:16Childhood sweethearts.
02:17Everyone said we were the perfect couple.
02:19How could he be cruel enough to fake his death and destroy me?
02:22A shrill scream cut through my thoughts.
02:24You curse!
02:26Look at this pig-hess!
02:28You didn't even bother to clean up!
02:31Lazy bitch!
02:32How did my son ever marry trash like you?
02:37Hey, where's dinner?
02:39You trying to starve us?
02:41I want nuggets, fried shrimp.
02:44Where did you go today?
02:48Where we went is none of your business, you curse.
02:51You're a murderer.
02:52You don't get to ask questions.
02:54Serving us is the least you can do.
02:56You should spend the rest of your life, life paying for what you did.
03:00Is Ethan really dead?
03:02Maria and Sarah went stiff.
03:04They exchanged a look.
03:06Maria's voice wavered.
03:09Ethan is dead.
03:11You killed-
03:12The phone rang.
03:14She glared at me then answered.
03:17Regarding the death of Ethan Walker ten years ago,
03:20we're reopening the investigation.
03:21Family members are required to cooperate.
03:24The phone hit the floor.
03:25Maria's eyes went wide.
03:26She crumpled.
03:28Sarah was the first to recover.
03:30Her face twisted with rage as she lunged at me.
03:33You murderer!
03:34Did you say something to the cops?
03:35Are you trying to kill grandma too?
03:37I raised my hand.
03:38Slapped her hard.
03:39She grabbed her face, staring at me in disbelief.
03:46You hit me?
03:49I stared at her distorted face.
03:52Didn't recognize her.
03:53When I was pregnant with her, the morning sickness was so severe that I was hospitalized
03:58twice.
03:59During labor, I hemorrhaged on the table.
04:02Nearly died.
04:04The blood that soaked that operating table was proof I traded my life for hers.
04:08When she was little, maybe she understood my pain.
04:12She used to cling to me.
04:13Run into my arms.
04:15Call me mommy in that sweet little voice, nuzzling against my neck.
04:20Sarah loves you the most.
04:22And now, the girl standing in front of me held vicious insults like I was nothing.
04:28I swallowed the pain twisting in my chest.
04:32I'm teaching you what respect looks like.
04:34Yell at me again, and I'll do it again.
04:36Tears welled in her eyes.
04:39Then she went feral, throwing punches and kicks.
04:44Murderer!
04:45You're supposed to do whatever I say!
04:47I grabbed her and shoved her back.
04:49She hit the floor.
04:50You killed my dad!
04:53You owe me!
04:56You have to obey me for the rest of your life!
05:00I dodged the mess.
05:01Watched this bratty, entitled girl.
05:04I smiled, cold and sharp.
05:07What's wrong?
05:09Did you play the part so long you actually started believing your own lies?
05:16Did you play the part so long you actually started believing your own lies?
05:21She opened her mouth.
05:23Nothing came out.
05:24That mansion you went to today.
05:26Who lives there?
05:27Want me to tell you?
05:28Her eyes darted.
05:32I don't know what you're talking about.
05:34A mansion?
05:35We don't have money for that.
05:39I think you just don't want to serve Grandma and me anymore.
05:41You don't want to atone.
05:43So you're making up stories.
05:44Maria dragged herself off the floor, her face vicious.
05:48Elena Walker!
05:49Stop stirring up trouble!
05:51You say Ethan isn't dead?
05:52Fine.
05:53Show me proof!
05:54If you can't, get on your knees and clean this house and hand over every penny you've got!
05:59I shot her a cold glance, walked to my roof and slammed the door.
06:04The screaming started immediately.
06:07When you got out of prison with nowhere to go!
06:10I put you around!
06:13When you got out of prison with nowhere to go!
06:16I put you around!
06:18We've lived peacefully for five years and now you want out?
06:22Elena Walker, get out of here!
06:25I lay on the bed, exhausted, closed my eyes.
06:29Then came whispering between Maria and Sarah.
06:32I caught fragments.
06:33She knows.
06:34Tell Dad.
06:36I smiled.
06:38Let them panic.
06:40The bigger the mess, the better.
06:42The next morning, Sarah knocked softly on my door.
06:46When I opened it, she was all smiles.
06:50Mom, I'm sorry. Yesterday was my fault.
06:54When you were in prison, people kept saying my mom was a murderer.
06:59Kids wouldn't play with me.
07:00I thought it was your fault.
07:02But you're right, it wasn't.
07:03And you've taken care of Grandma and me for five years now.
07:09You always made breakfast for me.
07:11Today, I made it for you.
07:12I hope you'll accept my apology.
07:17I hope you'll accept my apology.
07:19She looked at me, nervous.
07:20I stared at her.
07:21When her eyes started to shift, I finally nodded.
07:25I was wrong yesterday, too.
07:26I miss your dad so much.
07:28When I saw someone who looked like him, I called the police and asked them to reopen the case.
07:33Then she grabbed my hand and pulled me to the table.
07:36She handed me a bowl of blueberry oatmeal.
07:39Mom, since you accepted my apology and realized the guy you saw couldn't be dad,
07:44can you tell the police to drop the investigation?
07:47The police have already started.
07:49Whether I back out or not, they won't stop now.
07:52Her smile vanished instantly.
07:54I raised an eyebrow, about to speak.
07:58Maria yanked Sarah behind her.
08:01No rush.
08:03But Sarah made this oatmeal just for you.
08:04Try it.
08:09Maria's face, usually sharp and mean, was now stretched into a smile.
08:12I said nothing.
08:14Watched Sarah sit down and start eating pumpkin oatmeal.
08:17Sarah, your pumpkin oatmeal looks better.
08:19Can we switch?
08:21I made you your favorite blueberry oatmeal.
08:23Why do you want mine?
08:25Maria's face flickered with irritation, but she nudged Sarah.
08:29Sarah reluctantly pushed the pumpkin oatmeal toward me.
08:32After a few bites, my head started to feel heavy.
08:35I quickly pressed the button on my phone.
08:38My body was already losing control, slumping onto the table.
08:41Stupid bitch.
08:43Did she really think avoiding her bowl would save her?
08:47I drugged everything.
08:50Sarah sounded worried.
08:52Grandma, I ate the oatmeal too.
08:55Will I be okay?
08:56Through my blurred vision, I saw Maria pat Sarah's head.
09:00Your mom was greedy and ate too much.
09:02That's why she passed out.
09:04So what do we do now, Grandma?
09:06We kill her.
09:07Make it look like an accident.
09:13If this bitch hadn't caught Ethan and Chloe back then, Ethan wouldn't have had to fake his death to protect
09:20Chloe from being labeled a homewrecker.
09:23Because of her, Ethan hasn't been able to stay with us openly all these years.
09:30I lay there, ice flooding my veins.
09:32They framed me and sent me to prison, just so Chloe wouldn't be called a mistress.
09:36Exactly. She went to prison for murder. Who knew she'd actually get out?
09:41If she just died in there.
09:43Grandpapa's inheritance and all of Dad's money could have gone to Chloe and my little brother!
09:48The nearly a million dollars and two properties my father left me were all in my name.
09:52Before they died, my parents warned me not to let Ethan know about the inheritance.
09:56I didn't listen.
09:58I trusted the man who swore he loved me more than life.
10:01And in the end, Maria's footsteps drew closer.
10:05She grabbed my hair, yanked my head up, my scalp screamed in pain.
10:09I couldn't fight back.
10:10It's fine.
10:11If she dies now, no one will investigate.
10:14The police will drop it.
10:16We'll make it look like an accident.
10:18Sell those two houses, take all the money, move abroad.
10:21No one will ever find us.
10:23Yes, Grandma! I want to go to Italy!
10:29Good. I'll fill the bathtub.
10:31You go get the hair dryer.
10:34Maria dragged me toward the bathroom.
10:36I kept hitting the chairs, the walls.
10:39The pain helped.
10:40I started to feel my body again.
10:43She threw me into the tub.
10:45Water rose, crept up my body.
10:47Soon it reached my nose.
10:49I tested my strength.
10:50My fingers could bend now.
10:53Maria plugged it in.
10:55Raised it high.
10:56Her face twisted with malice.
10:57Blame yourself for bad luck when your state to hell drank coal.
11:03The hair dryer came down.
11:05I lunged, stood away.
11:10The door exploded inward.
11:12The lead officer raised his gun.
11:14A swarm of uniformed officers flooded the room.
11:16Police! Don't move!
11:18Drop it! Drop the hair dryer now!
11:20You can't just break into someone's home.
11:22I don't care if you're cops.
11:23I'll sue you!
11:27The officer ignored her tantrum.
11:29No! Sorry!
11:30Get out of my way!
11:30Get out of my way!
11:30I kept his team watching me while others moved around her.
11:32And the frozen Sarah, lifting me out of the tub.
11:35I opened my mouth.
11:36Tried several times before getting the words out.
11:39Slurred and broken.
11:40My, my pocket.
11:42Phone.
11:43There's, there's a recording.
11:45The officer carrying me nodded.
11:48Carried me to the living room.
11:51A female officer came over to get my phone.
11:55Maria rushed out of the bathroom.
11:57Saw the neighbors peeking through the doorway.
11:59Dropped to the floor, slapping her thighs, wailing.
12:04How could I be so unlucky to have such a heartless daughter-in-law?
12:09Ten years ago, she killed my son.
12:12Five years ago, I felt sorry for her and took her in.
12:15Never mistreated her.
12:17Now she's got herself a cop boyfriend and wants to arrest me.
12:20My son!
12:21You left this world too early,
12:23leaving your mother and daughter behind to be bullied by your ungrateful wife.
12:27Sarah snapped out of her daze.
12:29Rushed over and grabbed my legs, sobbing pitifully.
12:32Mom, I won't get in the way of you and your cop boyfriend.
12:38Just don't let him arrest grandma, okay?
12:44Grandma took care of me for five years while you were in prison.
12:49I can't live without her.
12:53Please, let her go!
12:54The neighbors looked at me with contempt, whispered and pointed.
12:58The walkers have suffered enough.
13:00Ten years ago, the son was killed by his wife.
13:03They struggled alone for five years.
13:06She's only been out of prison for five years and already wants to dump them.
13:10Once she leaves, how will those two survive?
13:13I heard the son cheated and the wife caught him.
13:15She pushed him by accident and he died.
13:18Even if Ethan cheated, men are like that.
13:21It's not worth killing him over.
13:22She took Ethan's life ten years ago and now she wants to destroy his mother, too.
13:28That kind of woman is toxic!
13:30The other neighbors nodded along.
13:32Even the officers who'd saved me got suspicious looks.
13:35I pulled out my phone from my pocket and stared at Maria.
13:38Maria was still throwing her tantrum on the floor.
13:41I recorded everything you just said.
13:43Her wailing stopped.
13:45She scrambled toward me on her hands and knees, reaching for my phone.
13:51An officer blocked her halfway.
13:53And I, with her watching in horror, pressed play.
13:56Her voice poured out of the phone, crystal clear.
13:58I drugged everything.
14:00We'll kill her.
14:01Make it look like an accident.
14:02Sell those two houses.
14:04Take all the money.
14:05Go overseas.
14:07Her face turned deathly pale.
14:09The neighbors' whispers died, replaced by dead silence.
14:12Sarah let go of my legs.
14:14Stepped back, terrified.
14:16The lead officer's expression hardened completely as he looked at Maria.
14:19Take her.
14:20They hauled her up.
14:22She thrashed and screamed.
14:24The recording is fake!
14:26She's framing me!
14:27Don't believe her!
14:28It's all lies!
14:30No one was listening anymore.
14:32I turned to the female officer beside me.
14:34The stuff on the table?
14:35They didn't have time to clean it up.
14:37You should be able to find something.
14:39She and another officer bagged everything from the table.
14:42I leaned back on the couch.
14:45Watched as Maria and Sarah were hauled up the door.
14:47Outside, someone muttered quietly.
14:50The monster is the old lady.
14:52Wait, did she say that in the recording?
14:54That Ethan faked his death?
14:58The next day, the female officer came to visit.
15:01Gave me an update on the case.
15:04The recording and the oatmeal are solid evidence.
15:07Your mother-in-law will be charged with attempted murder.
15:11She's looking at a minimum of 10 years.
15:16Your daughter was an accomplice, but she's under 16, so she can't be sentenced.
15:20She'll just go through education programs.
15:23I was quiet for a long time before I spoke.
15:27Given the circumstances, am I still required to support her?
15:30The officer nodded sympathetically.
15:35Then please arrange for her to go to a correctional school.
15:37I'll pay for it.
15:39From what I knew, those schools were even stricter than military academies.
15:43I had no doubt Sarah would suffer more there than anywhere else.
15:47Aunt Sarah's future was settled.
15:48I changed the subject.
15:51Have they found Ethan?
15:53The officer shook her head.
15:58We went to the mansion mansion you mentioned.
16:00Empty.
16:01No sign anyone had been living there recently.
16:04We asked the neighbors.
16:05They left the same night you saw them.
16:07She paused.
16:09Your mother-in-law probably tipped him off.
16:12But we're still tracking him.
16:14Shouldn't be long before we find him.
16:16I didn't expect it to come so soon.
16:18The trial was set for seven days later.
16:21I figured Ethan wouldn't show his face.
16:23But the day before the hearing, he walked right back into the house.
16:26He was covered in bruises.
16:28His clothes were filthy.
16:29When he saw me, relief washed over his face.
16:32His voice was hoarse.
16:33Elena, I finally found you.
16:36He reached for my hand.
16:37I dodged.
16:38His hand hung in the air.
16:39He laughed awkwardly.
16:41Dropped it to his side.
16:43Elena, I'm sorry.
16:44I didn't know things would turn out like this.
16:47After you pushed me, I blacked out.
16:50Mom thought my heart stopped.
16:52She thought I was dead.
16:55That's why she pressed charges.
16:58But I was alive.
17:00I woke up in the hospital morgue.
17:02He paused deliberately.
17:04I was going to-
17:05Glanced up, trying to read my face.
17:08I crossed my arms.
17:10Stared at him, cold and silent.
17:14Going to come back for you.
17:15But the second I left the hospital, someone knocked me out.
17:18He scrambled to keep talking.
17:21When I woke up, I was being held by a crime syndicate.
17:25I tried to escape so many times.
17:28Got caught every time.
17:30Beaten.
17:31Fat tears rolled down his cheeks.
17:33I played it safe for three years.
17:35Waiting for my chance.
17:38I finally made it back.
17:42I smiled coldly.
17:43A crime syndicate?
17:45Ethan's eyes lit up.
17:46Thought I still trusted him blindly, like before.
17:49Elena, I really was kidnapped and forced to work for them.
17:52I love you.
17:53If I hadn't been trapped there, I never would have abandoned you.
17:56I had no idea you suffered so much while I was gone.
17:59If I'd come back sooner, maybe none of this would have happened.
18:02Say that again?
18:03Elena, Mom didn't know I was alive.
18:06That's why she treated you that way.
18:07Could you, could you sign a settlement agreement for her?
18:10And I heard that when you went to prison ten years ago, Mom signed one for you.
18:14The police just said the crime was too serious.
18:17That's why you got sentenced.
18:18I finally snapped.
18:19Laughed out loud.
18:22Ethan, do you really think I'm that stupid?
18:25Or do you think I don't know what actually happened?
18:27Ten years ago, even if you'd really died, it would have been an accident.
18:31Manslaughter at worst.
18:33Three years.
18:33Suspended sentence.
18:34Mass.
18:36It was your precious mother who helped Chloe escape and deleted parts of the security footage.
18:41She claimed I murdered you on purpose.
18:44That's why I got five years!
18:46You say she signed a settlement agreement?
18:48Then why didn't I see it?
18:49Ethan's mouth opened.
18:51Nothing came out.
18:52And besides the evidence of you faking your death to frame me and your mom plotting to kill me,
18:57I also have proof you and Chloe lived together as husband and wife.
19:00Had a kid.
19:03False accusation?
19:05Attempted murder?
19:06Bigamy.
19:06You're looking at twenty years minimum.
19:09I leaned in close.
19:11Happy now?
19:14Ethan's eyes went wide, like he couldn't believe I'd be this ruthless.
19:19Elena Walker, give me that phone!
19:22Then he lunged at me.
19:23I stepped back, dodging him.
19:25Before he could try again, urgent footsteps echoed behind him.
19:29Ethan, I'm not just sending you to prison.
19:32Were you too much of a coward to divorce me?
19:35Fine.
19:37I'll file for divorce myself.
19:39The second I finished speaking, officers swarmed.
19:42A female officer pulled me behind her.
19:45I looked into his disbelieving eyes.
19:47Spoke quietly.
19:49Ethan, go to hell!
19:51Screaming.
19:52No! You can't arrest me!
19:56I can get Elena to sign a settlement.
19:58Let me go!
19:59No one listened.
20:01After they dragged Ethan away, the female officer stayed behind, trying to comfort me.
20:06Now that we have Ethan, we can track down Chloe.
20:08Chloe's committed false accusation, bigmery and fraud.
20:11Combined sentencing, she's looking at 15 years minimum.
20:15The officer paused, then added gently.
20:17Before Chloe's trial, you can gather evidence.
20:21You might be able to recover the assets you lost over the past 10 years.
20:24I smiled and nodded.
20:27Thanks for the heads up.
20:28She looked relieved, patted my shoulder, and left.
20:33I pulled out my phone, called the lawyer and private investigator.
20:37I'd already hired.
20:39Keep digging.
20:42The next morning, Maria's trial began.
20:49Even after my lawyer presented all the evidence, she kept trying to weasel out.
20:54My son really is dead.
20:57And that bit, Elena, is standing right there, alive.
21:03So why should I go to prison?
21:06I listened to her excuses without a trace of anger.
21:10You might not know this yet, but your son was arrested yesterday.
21:15The evidence just needs to be sorted.
21:18That's the only reason you two haven't met in court.
21:21She collapsed in her chair, mouth open, no words came out.
21:25She tried to lunge at me.
21:26She made it two steps before the officers blocked her.
21:30Elena, please!
21:31I was wrong!
21:33I'm sorry for how I treated you!
21:36Please let me go!
21:38I heard if you give me a settlement agreement, I won't have to go to prison!
21:44I'm almost 60!
21:46I can't go to prison!
21:48I'll die in there!
21:51Please!
21:52I'm begging you!
21:53Save me!
21:56I look down at her crumpled form.
21:59My voice was ice.
22:01Ten years ago, you didn't give me a settlement agreement.
22:05You framed me, got me five years in prison.
22:09So now, I won't give you one either.
22:14I turned away.
22:19Mrs. Walker, your daughter wants to see you.
22:22My steps faltered.
22:24Then I kept walking.
22:26See me for what?
22:27I told you to send her to that school and handle everything else.
22:31Sarah used to be a part of me.
22:32But she called Chloe mom.
22:34She helped Ethan deceive me.
22:37Helped Maria try to kill me.
22:41Mrs. Walker, your daughter has been threatening suicide.
22:47Says she won't stop unless she sees you.
22:49Irritation prickled under my skin.
22:51She's throwing a tantrum because she wants me to get her out.
22:55Tell her this.
22:56If she keeps threatening suicide, I'll have her committed to a psychiatric hospital instead.
23:01Understood.
23:02I'll pass along your message.
23:04No matter what, I wouldn't let Sarah back into my life.
23:07My lawyer and I had just reached the courthouse doors when we heard a commotion outside.
23:10Who would dare cause a scene at a courthouse?
23:16I stepped outside and saw Chloe sobbing dramatically at the front of a crowd.
23:21I frowned instinctively.
23:22Before I could figure out why Chloe was here, she looked up, her eyes met.
23:26She clutched Ethan's illegitimate son to her chest and crawled toward me on her knees.
23:31Mrs. Walker, please have mercy on my son and me.
23:34I didn't know Ethan was married.
23:36He lied to me. I was tricked into being the other woman.
23:38Gasps whippled for the crowd, their eyes bouncing between me and Chloe.
23:43Some pulled out their phones and started streaming.
23:46She didn't know.
23:47God, if that's true, the husband is the real villain.
23:50Two innocent women hurt.
23:52Right, and look at the kid. He can't be more than four or five.
23:55Overthink!
23:56Mrs. Walker, I only just found out Ethan spent your money on me.
23:59I swear if you let me go, I'll pay you back.
24:01Even if I can't do it alone.
24:02When my son grows up, every penny he earns will go to you.
24:05Ma'am, when I grow up, I'll give you all my money.
24:08I just want to stay with my mom. Please say yes.
24:13Someone in the crowd couldn't take it anymore.
24:15Ma'am, I feel for you. Your husband cheating and all.
24:18But the kid's innocent. And this woman was deceived too.
24:22Just let them go. Don't make their lives harder. Yeah, yeah.
24:25They've already been tricked. Have some compassion.
24:29I swept a cold glance over them, then locked my eyes on Chloe.
24:32Chloe, are you saying you really didn't know?
24:35Of course. I have morals. I would never knowingly be a mistress.
24:40If I'd known Ethan was married, I never would have been with him.
24:42You're saying you were with him for ten years?
24:44Ten years and never noticed anything strange?
24:47Her eyes darted, but she doubled down.
24:49Of course not.
24:50Some people started muttering that I was being too aggressive.
24:53A few even said my pushy personality was probably why my husband cheated in the first place.
24:58Maybe that's why her husband cheated.
24:59I laughed, sharp and bitter.
25:02But the thing is, I'm not going after you for sleeping with my husband.
25:06You framed me ten years ago and got me sent to prison.
25:09While I was locked up, you helped my husband steal my father's inheritance.
25:13And you tried to have me killed.
25:16Multiple felonies.
25:17So tell me, how exactly am I supposed to let you go?
25:21The air froze.
25:22Chloe's eyes flickered.
25:24Mrs. Walker, I don't know what you're talking about.
25:27That's fine.
25:28You don't need to understand.
25:30I glanced at my lawyer.
25:31He stepped forward and pulled a thick stack of documents from his briefcase.
25:35Mrs. Chloe Jenston, all the evidence of your crimes is right here.
25:38Denying it won't change the facts.
25:41Honestly, I didn't expect you to walk right into our hands.
25:43Chloe's expression turned dark.
25:45Before I could react, she suddenly stood and shoved the boy hard.
25:49He hit the ground.
25:50While everyone's attention was on the crying child, Chloe bolted.
25:53The boy sat there, sobbing, confused and helpless.
25:57People rushed to comfort him, helping him to his feet.
26:00I turned away, glanced at my lawyer.
26:03He leaned in.
26:04I saw someone go after her.
26:05She won't get far.
26:06I nodded.
26:07We left.
26:09Seven days later, Ethan and Chloe's trial began.
26:14Because of Chloe's livestreamed stunt, the trial drew a massive crowd, with multiple
26:19charges stacked against them and public pressure mounting.
26:22Both Ethan and Chloe were sentenced to more time than I'd even hoped for.
26:25Ethan got 30 years.
26:27Chloe got 22.
26:29And my divorce was finalized.
26:31Whether Ethan wanted it or not, we were done.
26:34Afterward, my lawyer told me Ethan wanted to see me.
26:37Ethan wanted to see you?
26:38I declined.
26:38I didn't want to see him broken.
26:40I just wanted him gone for my life entirely.
26:42Still, I heard updates now and then.
26:45The boy, with no one to take him in, was sent to an orphanage.
26:49Chloe couldn't handle the strict discipline and abuse from other inmates.
26:53Within two weeks, she had a mental breakdown.
26:56Started ranting that she was destined for wealth and luxury.
27:00Maria, old and frail, complained every day in prison.
27:04And Ethan, once his cellmates found out why he was locked up, he became the lowest of the
27:10level.
27:10Everyone took turns beating him.
27:12In just one month, he'd been sent to the prison infirmary three times.
27:16He still had 30 years of that ahead of him.
27:19I recovered my father's inheritance, added Ethan's compensation, and my share from the
27:24divorce.
27:24Nearly two million dollars total.
27:26For the rest of my life, I'd use that money to visit every place I'd ever dreamed of,
27:31but never seen.
27:32My future stretched ahead on me.
27:34Wide, open, and clear.
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