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Dead Wrong 2
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00:04The End
00:04Morning, Elena.
00:07Say goodbye to mom, baby.
00:13Bye!
00:16Lusty moans drifted from the kindergarten restroom.
00:21I pushed the door open. My husband had a woman pressed against the sink.
00:27Elena, wait!
00:28Get off me!
00:30Let me explain.
00:31Explain what? That you're fucking my daughter's teacher?
00:34Shut up! Do you want everyone to hear?
00:37I bit down hard, he yelped. Loosening his grip, I shoved him. Hard.
00:41He stumbled backward. His head cracked against the sink.
00:45Blood pooled beneath him, spreading across the white tile.
00:48He is dead.
00:50I got five years in prison.
00:52When I got out, my daughter Sarah disowned me.
00:55I spent years trying to make it up to Sarah and his mom, Maria.
00:58Until the day I heard Sarah call someone daddy on the phone.
01:02When they left the house, I followed them.
01:04They stopped at a mansion.
01:06Sarah ran up to her teacher Chloe, calling her mom.
01:09And the man standing next to her turned his head.
01:11Every drop of blood in my body reversed direction.
01:15Ethan Walker, my husband, dead for ten years.
01:18Ten years ago.
01:19He collapsed at my feet, blood covering his face.
01:22That scene became the nightmare I could never escape.
01:25But now, he was standing right in front of me.
01:28Ethan let go of Chloe and took Sarah's hand.
01:31Walking into the mansion.
01:32Laughter drifted out.
01:34My hands shook.
01:35It took me three tries to dial 911.
01:37Hello.
01:38This is Anna Walker.
01:39I was convicted ten years ago for accidentally killing my husband.
01:46Just now I saw him.
01:48My husband is alive.
01:50I'm requesting a reinvestigation of the accident.
01:54Mrs. Walker, that case is closed.
01:56You can't just reopen it with a phone call.
01:59Besides, there are plenty of people in the world who look alike.
02:02I didn't mistake him for someone else.
02:04And the woman he was cheating with back then was standing right next to him.
02:09I gripped my phone until my knuckles turned white.
02:12I collapsed onto the couch.
02:14Ethan's face played on a loop in my mind.
02:17We grew up together.
02:19Childhood sweethearts.
02:20Everyone said we were the perfect couple.
02:22How could he be cruel enough to fake his death and destroy me?
02:25A shrill scream cut through my thoughts.
02:27You curse!
02:29Look at this pig-hess!
02:31You didn't even bother to clean up!
02:34Lazy bitch!
02:36How did my son ever marry trash like you?
02:40Hey, where's dinner?
02:42You trying to starve us?
02:44I want nuggets, fried shrimp.
02:47Where did you go today?
02:51Where we went is none of your business, you curse.
02:54You're a murderer.
02:55You don't get to ask questions.
02:57Serving us is the least you can do.
02:59You should spend the rest of your life, life paying for what you did.
03:03Is Ethan really dead?
03:05Maria and Sarah went stiff.
03:07They exchanged a look.
03:09Maria's voice wavered.
03:12Ethan is dead.
03:14You killed-
03:15The phone rang.
03:17She glared at me then answered.
03:20Regarding the death of Ethan Walker ten years ago,
03:23we're reopening the investigation.
03:24Family members are required to cooperate.
03:27The phone hit the floor.
03:28Maria's eyes went wide.
03:29She crumpled.
03:31Sarah was the first to recover.
03:33Her face twisted with rage as she lunged at me.
03:36You murderer!
03:37Did you say something to the cops?
03:38Are you trying to kill grandma too?
03:40The man slapped her hard.
03:42She grabbed her face, staring at me in disbelief.
03:49You hit me?
03:52I stared at her distorted face.
03:55Didn't recognize her.
03:56When I was pregnant with her,
03:58the morning sickness was so severe that I was hospitalized twice.
04:02During labor, I hemorrhaged on the table.
04:05Nearly died.
04:07The blood that soaked that operating table was proof I traded my life for hers.
04:11When she was little, maybe she understood my pain.
04:15She used to cling to me.
04:16Run into my arms.
04:18Call me mommy in that sweet little voice.
04:21Nuzzling against my neck.
04:23Sarah loves you the most.
04:25And now...
04:26The girl standing in front of me held vicious insults like I was nothing.
04:31I swallowed the pain twisting in my chest.
04:35I'm teaching you what respect looks like.
04:37Yell at me again, and I'll do it again.
04:40Tears welled in her eyes.
04:42Then she went feral, throwing punches and kicks.
04:47Murderer!
04:48You're supposed to do whatever I say!
04:50I grabbed her and shoved her back.
04:52She hit the floor.
04:53You killed my dad!
04:56You owe me!
04:59You have to obey me for the rest of your life!
05:02I dodged the mess.
05:04Watched this bratty, entitled girl.
05:07I smiled, cold and sharp.
05:10What's wrong?
05:12Did you play the part so long you actually started believing your own lies?
05:19Did you play the part so long you actually started believing your own lies?
05:24She opened her mouth.
05:26Nothing came out.
05:27That mansion you went to today.
05:29Who lives there?
05:30Want me to tell you?
05:31Her eyes darted.
05:35I don't know what you're talking about.
05:37A mansion?
05:38We don't have money for that.
05:42I think you just don't want to serve Grandma and me anymore.
05:44You don't want to atone, so you're making up stories.
05:47Maria dragged herself off the floor, her face vicious.
05:51Elena Walker!
05:52Stop stirring up trouble!
05:54You say Ethan isn't dead?
05:55Fine.
05:56Show me proof!
05:57If you can't, get on your knees and clean this house and hand over every penny you've got!
06:02I shot her a cold glance, walked to my room, and slammed the door.
06:07The screaming started immediately.
06:10When you got out of prison with nowhere to go!
06:16When you got out of prison with nowhere to go!
06:19When you got out of prison with nowhere to go!
06:21We've lived peacefully for five years, and now you want out?
06:25Elena Walker, get out of here!
06:28I lay on the bed, exhausted.
06:30Closed my eyes.
06:32Then came whispering between Maria and Sarah.
06:35I caught Fragman.
06:36She knows.
06:37Tell Dad.
06:39I smiled.
06:41Let them panic.
06:42The bigger the mess, the better.
06:45The next morning, Sarah knocked softly on my door.
06:49When I opened it, she was all smiles.
06:52Mom, I'm sorry.
06:54Yesterday was my fault.
06:58When you were in prison, people kept saying my mom was a murderer.
07:02Kids wouldn't play with me.
07:03I thought it was your fault.
07:05But you're right, it wasn't.
07:06And you've taken care of Grandma and me for five years now.
07:12You always made breakfast for me.
07:14Today, I made it for you.
07:15I hope you'll accept my apology.
07:20I hope you'll accept my apology.
07:22She looked at me, nervous.
07:23I stared at her.
07:24When her eyes started to shift, I finally nodded.
07:28I was wrong yesterday, too.
07:29I miss your dad so much.
07:31When I saw someone who looked like him, I called the police and asked them to reopen the case.
07:36Then she grabbed my hand and pulled me to the table.
07:39She handed me a bowl of blueberry oatmeal.
07:42Mom, since you accepted my apology and realized the guy you saw couldn't be Dad,
07:47can you tell the police to drop the investigation?
07:50The police have already started.
07:52Whether I back out or not, they won't stop now.
07:55Her smile vanished instantly.
07:58I raised an eyebrow, about to speak.
08:01Maria yanked Sarah behind her.
08:04No rush, but Sarah made this oatmeal just for you.
08:07Try it.
08:12Maria's face, usually sharp and mean, was now stretched into a smile.
08:15I said nothing.
08:17Watched Sarah sit down and start eating pumpkin oatmeal.
08:20Sarah, your pumpkin oatmeal looks better.
08:23Can we switch?
08:23I made you your favorite blueberry oatmeal.
08:26Why do you want mine?
08:28Maria's face flickered with irritation, but she nudged Sarah.
08:32Sarah reluctantly pushed the pumpkin oatmeal toward me.
08:35After a few bites, my head started to feel heavy.
08:38I quickly pressed the button on my phone.
08:41My body was already losing control, slumping onto the table.
08:44Stupid bitch.
08:46Did she really think avoiding her bowl would save her?
08:50I drugged everything.
08:53Sarah sounded worried.
08:55Grandma, I ate the oatmeal too.
08:58Will I be okay?
08:59Through my blurred vision, I saw Maria pat Sarah's head.
09:03Your mom was greedy and ate too much.
09:05That's why she passed out.
09:07So what do we do now, Grandma?
09:09We kill her.
09:10Make it look like an accident.
09:16If this bitch hadn't caught Ethan and Chloe back then, Ethan wouldn't have had to fake his death to protect
09:23Chloe from being labeled a homewrecker.
09:26Because of her, Ethan hasn't been able to stay with us openly all these years.
09:33I lay there, ice flooding my veins.
09:35They framed me and sent me to prison, just so Chloe wouldn't be called a mistress.
09:39Exactly. She went to prison for murder.
09:42Who knew she'd actually get out?
09:44If she just died in there.
09:46Grandpapa's inheritance and all of Dad's money could have gone to Chloe and my little brother!
09:51The nearly a million dollars and two properties my father left me were all in my name.
09:55Before they died, my parents warned me not to let Ethan know about the inheritance.
09:59I didn't listen.
10:01I trusted the man who swore he loved me more than life.
10:04And in the end, Maria's footsteps drew closer.
10:07She grabbed my hair, yanked my head up, my scalp screamed in pain.
10:12I couldn't fight back.
10:13It's fine. If she dies now, no one will investigate.
10:17The police will drop it.
10:19We'll make it look like an accident.
10:21Sell those two houses, take all the money, move abroad.
10:24No one will ever find us.
10:26Yes, Grandma! I want to go to Italy!
10:31Good. I'll fill the bathtub. You go get the hair dryer.
10:37Maria dragged me toward the bathroom.
10:39I kept hitting the chairs, the walls.
10:42The pain helped. I started to feel my body again.
10:46She threw me into the tub.
10:48Water rose, crept up my body. Soon it reached my nose.
10:51I tested my strength. My fingers could bend now.
10:56Maria plugged it in. Raised it high. Her face twisted with malice.
11:00Blame yourself for bad luck when your state to hell drank cold.
11:06The hair dryer came down. I lunged, stood away.
11:13The door exploded. The lead officer raised his gun.
11:17A swarm of uniformed officers flooded the room.
11:19Police! Don't move! Drop it! Drop the hair dryer now!
11:23You can't just break into someone's home. I don't care if you're cops. I'll sue you!
11:30The officer ignored her tantrum.
11:32No! Sarah! Get out of my way!
11:33Kept his team watching me while others moved around her.
11:36Unfrozen Sarah, lifting me out of the tub.
11:38I opened my mouth. Tried several times before getting the words out.
11:42Slurred and broken.
11:43My... my pocket.
11:45Phone.
11:47There's... there's a recording.
11:48The officer carrying me nodded.
11:51Carried me to the living room.
11:54A female officer came over to get my phone.
11:58Maria rushed out of the bathroom.
12:00Saw the neighbors peeking through the door.
12:02Dropped to the floor, slapping her thighs, wailing.
12:07How could I be so unlucky to have such a heartless daughter-in-law?
12:12Ten years ago, she killed my son.
12:15Five years ago, I felt sorry for her and took her in.
12:18Never mistreated her.
12:20Now she's got herself a cop boyfriend and wants to arrest me.
12:23My son! You left this world too early.
12:26Leaving your mother and daughter behind to be bullied by your ungrateful wife.
12:30Sarah snapped out of her daze.
12:32Rushed over and broke my legs, sobbing pitifully.
12:35Mom, I won't get in the way of you and your cop boyfriend.
12:41Just don't let him arrest Grandma, okay?
12:47Grandma took care of me for five years while you were in prison.
12:52I can't live without her.
12:55Please, let her go!
12:57The neighbors looked at me with contempt, whispered and pointed.
13:01The walkers have suffered enough.
13:03Ten years ago, the son was killed by his wife.
13:06They struggled alone for five years.
13:09She's only been out of prison for five years and already wants to dump them?
13:13Once she leaves, how will those two survive?
13:15I heard the son cheated and the wife caught him.
13:18She pushed him by accident and he died.
13:21Even if Ethan cheated, men are like that.
13:24It's not worth killing him over.
13:26She took Ethan's life ten years ago and now she wants to destroy his mother too.
13:31That kind of woman is toxic!
13:33The other neighbors nodded along.
13:35Even the officers who'd saved me got suspicious looks.
13:38I pulled out my phone from my pocket and stared at Maria.
13:41Maria was still throwing her tantrum on the floor.
13:44I recorded everything you just said.
13:46The wailing stopped.
13:48She scrambled toward me on her hands and knees, reaching for my phone.
13:54An officer blocked her halfway.
13:56And I, with her watching in horror, pressed play.
13:59Her voice poured out of the phone, crystal clear.
14:01I drugged everything.
14:03We'll kill her.
14:04Make it look like an accident.
14:05Sell those two houses.
14:07Take all the money.
14:08Go overseas.
14:10Her face turned deathly pale.
14:12The neighbors' whispers died, replaced by dead silence.
14:15Sarah let go of my legs.
14:17Stepped back, terrified.
14:19The lead officer's expression hardened completely as he looked at Maria.
14:22Take her.
14:23They hauled her up.
14:25She thrashed and screamed.
14:27The recording is fake!
14:28She's framing me!
14:30Don't believe her!
14:31It's all lies!
14:33No one was listening anymore.
14:35I turned to the female officer beside me.
14:37The stuff on the table?
14:38They didn't have time to clean it up.
14:40You should be able to find something.
14:42She and another officer bagged everything from the table.
14:45I leaned back on the couch.
14:48Watched as Maria and Sarah were hauled up the door.
14:51Outside, someone muttered quietly.
14:53Monster is the old lady.
14:55Wait, did she say that in the recording?
14:57That Ethan faked his death?
15:01The next day, the female officer came to visit.
15:04Gave me an update on the case.
15:06The recording and the oatmeal are solid evidence.
15:10Your mother-in-law will be charged with attempted murder.
15:14She's looking at a minimum of 10 years.
15:19Your daughter was an accomplice, but she's under 16, so she can't be sentenced.
15:23She'll just go through education programs.
15:26I was quiet for a long time before I spoke.
15:30Given the circumstances, am I still required to support her?
15:34The officer nodded sympathetically.
15:38Then please arrange for her to go to a correctional school.
15:40I'll pay for it.
15:42From what I knew, those schools were even stricter than military academies.
15:46I had no doubt Sarah would suffer more there than anywhere else.
15:50Aunt Sarah's future was settled.
15:51I changed the subject.
15:54Have they found Ethan?
15:56The officer shook her head.
16:01We went to the mansion mansion you mentioned.
16:03Empty.
16:04No sign anyone had been living there recently.
16:07We asked the neighbors.
16:08They left the same night you saw them.
16:10She paused.
16:12Your mother-in-law probably tipped him off.
16:15But we're still tracking him.
16:17Shouldn't be long before we find him.
16:19I didn't expect it to come so soon.
16:21The trial was set for seven days later.
16:24I figured Ethan wouldn't show his face.
16:26But the day before the hearing, he walked right back into the house.
16:29He was covered in bruises.
16:31His clothes were filthy.
16:32When he saw me, relief washed over his face.
16:35His voice was hoarse.
16:36Elena, I finally found you.
16:39He reached for my hand.
16:40I dodged.
16:41His hand hung in the air.
16:43He laughed awkwardly.
16:44Dropped it to his side.
16:46Elena, I'm sorry.
16:48I didn't know things would turn out like this.
16:50After you pushed me, I blacked out.
16:53Mom thought my heart stopped.
16:55She thought I was dead.
16:58That's why she pressed charges.
17:01But I was alive.
17:03I woke up in the hospital morgue.
17:05He paused deliberately.
17:07I was going to-
17:09Glanced up, trying to read my face.
17:11I crossed my arms, stared at him, cold and silent.
17:16I'm going to come back for you.
17:18But the second I left the hospital, someone knocked me out.
17:21He scrambled to keep talking.
17:24When I woke up, I was being held by a crime syndicate.
17:28I tried to escape so many times.
17:31Got caught every time.
17:33Beaten.
17:33Fat tears rolled down his cheeks.
17:36I played it safe for three years, waiting for my chance.
17:41I finally made it back.
17:45I smiled coldly.
17:46A crime syndicate?
17:48Ethan's eyes lit up, thought I still trusted him blindly, like before.
17:52Elena, I really was kidnapped and forced to work for them.
17:55I love you.
17:56If I hadn't been trapped there, I never would have abandoned you.
17:59I had no idea you suffered so much while I was gone.
18:02If I'd come back sooner, maybe none of this would have happened.
18:05Say that again?
18:06Elena, Mom didn't know I was alive.
18:09That's why she treated you that way.
18:11Could you sign a settlement agreement for her?
18:13And I heard that when you went to prison ten years ago, Mom signed one for you.
18:17The police just said the crime was too serious.
18:20That's why you got sentenced.
18:21I finally snapped, laughed out loud.
18:25Ethan, do you really think I'm that stupid?
18:28Or do you think I don't know what actually happened?
18:30Ten years ago, even if you'd really died, it would have been an accident.
18:34Manslaughter at worst.
18:35Three years, suspended sentence, mass.
18:39It was your precious mother who helped Chloe escape and deleted parts of the security footage.
18:44She claimed I murdered you on purpose.
18:47That's why I got five years!
18:49You say she signed a settlement agreement?
18:51Then why didn't I see it?
18:52Ethan's mouth opened.
18:54Nothing came out.
18:55And besides the evidence of you faking your death to frame me and your mom plotting to kill me,
19:00I also have proof you and Chloe lived together as husband and wife.
19:03Had a kid.
19:06False accusation? Attempted murder?
19:09Bigamy. You're looking at twenty years minimum.
19:12I leaned in close.
19:14Happy now?
19:17Ethan's eyes went wide, like he couldn't believe I'd be this ruthless.
19:22Elena Walker, give me that phone!
19:24Then he lunged at me.
19:26I stepped back, dodging him.
19:28Before he could try again, urgent footsteps echoed behind him.
19:32Ethan, I'm not just sending you to prison.
19:35Were you too much of a coward to divorce me?
19:38Fine.
19:40I'll file for divorce myself.
19:42The second I finished speaking, officers swarmed.
19:45A female officer pulled me behind her.
19:48I looked into his disbelieving eyes, spoke quietly.
19:52Ethan, go to hell!
19:54Screaming.
19:54No!
19:56You can't arrest me!
19:59I can get Elena to sign a settlement.
20:01Let me go!
20:02No one listened.
20:04After they dragged Ethan away, the female officer stayed behind, trying to comfort me.
20:09Now that we have Ethan, we can track down Chloe.
20:11Chloe's committed false accusation, bigmery and fraud.
20:14Combined sentencing, she's looking at fifteen years minimum.
20:18The officer paused, then added gently.
20:20Before Chloe's trial, you can gather evidence.
20:24You might be able to recover the assets you lost over the past ten years.
20:27I smiled and nodded.
20:30Thanks for the heads up.
20:31She looked relieved, patted my shoulder, and left.
20:36I pulled out my phone, called the lawyer and private investigator.
20:40I'd already hired.
20:42Keep digging.
20:46The next morning, Maria's trial began.
20:53Even after my lawyer presented all the evidence, she kept trying to weasel out.
20:58My, my son really is dead.
21:00And that bit, Elena, is standing right there, alive.
21:06So why should I go to prison?
21:09I listened to her excuses without a trace of anger.
21:13You might not know this yet, but your son was arrested yesterday.
21:18The evidence just needs to be sorted.
21:21That's the only reason you two haven't met in court.
21:24She collapsed in her chair.
21:25Mouth open. No words came out.
21:28She tried to lunge at me.
21:29She made it two steps before the officers blocked her.
21:33Elena, please.
21:34Elena, please.
21:35I was wrong.
21:36I'm sorry for how I treated you.
21:39Please let me go.
21:41I heard if you give me a settlement agreement, I won't have to go to prison.
21:47I'm almost 60.
21:49I can't go to prison.
21:51I'll die in there.
21:54Please.
21:55I'm begging you.
21:56Save me.
21:59I look down at her crumpled form.
22:02My voice was ice.
22:04Ten years ago, you didn't give me a settlement agreement.
22:08You framed me.
22:10Got me five years in prison.
22:12So now, I won't give you one either.
22:17I turned away.
22:22Mrs. Walker, your daughter wants to see you.
22:25My steps faltered.
22:27Then I kept walking.
22:29See me for what?
22:30I told you to send her to that school and handle everything else.
22:34Sarah used to be a part of me.
22:35She called Chloe mom.
22:37She helped Ethan deceive me.
22:40Helped Maria try to kill me.
22:44Mrs. Walker, your daughter has been threatening suicide.
22:50Says she won't stop unless she sees you.
22:52Irritation prickled under my skin.
22:54She's throwing a tantrum because she wants me to get her out.
22:58Tell her this.
22:59If she keeps threatening suicide, I'll have her committed to a psychiatric hospital instead.
23:04Understood.
23:05I'll pass along your message.
23:07No matter what, I wouldn't let Sarah back into my life.
23:10My lawyer and I had just reached the courthouse doors when we heard a commotion outside.
23:14Who would dare cause a scene at a courthouse?
23:19I stepped outside and saw Chloe sobbing dramatically at the front of a crowd.
23:24I frowned instinctively.
23:25Before I could figure out why Chloe was here, she looked up, her eyes met.
23:29She clutched Ethan's illegitimate son to her chest and crawled toward me on her knees.
23:34Mrs. Walker, please have mercy on my son and me.
23:37I didn't know Ethan was married.
23:38He lied to me.
23:39I was tricked into being the other woman.
23:42Gasps whippled toward the crowd, their eyes bouncing between me and Chloe.
23:46Some pulled out their phones and started streaming.
23:49She didn't know.
23:50God, if that's true, the husband is the real villain.
23:53Two innocent women hurt.
23:55Right, and look at the kid.
23:56Can't be more than four or five.
23:58Overthink.
23:59Mrs. Walker, I only just found out Ethan spent your money on me.
24:02I swear if you let me go, I'll pay you back.
24:04Even if I can't do it alone.
24:05When my son grows up, every penny he earns will go to you.
24:08Ma'am, when I grow up, I'll give you all my money.
24:11I just want to stay with my mom.
24:13Please say yes.
24:16Someone in the crowd couldn't take it anymore.
24:18Ma'am, I feel for you.
24:19Your husband cheating and all.
24:21But the kid's innocent.
24:22And this woman was deceived too.
24:25Just let them go.
24:26Don't make their lives harder.
24:28Yeah, yeah.
24:29They've already been tricked.
24:30Have some compassion.
24:32I swept a cold glance over them, then locked my eyes on Chloe.
24:35Chloe, are you saying you really didn't know?
24:37Of course.
24:39I have morals.
24:40I would never knowingly be a mistress.
24:43If I'd known Ethan was married, I never would have been with him.
24:45You're saying you were with him for ten years?
24:47Ten years and never noticed anything strange?
24:50Her eyes darted, but she doubled down.
24:52Of course not.
24:53Some people started muttering that I was being too aggressive.
24:56A few even said my pushy personality was probably why my husband cheated in the first place.
25:01Maybe that's why her husband cheated.
25:02I laughed.
25:03Sharp and bitter.
25:05But the thing is, I'm not going after you for sleeping with my husband.
25:09You framed me ten years ago and got me sent to prison.
25:12While I was locked up, you helped my husband steal my father's inheritance.
25:16And you tried to have me killed.
25:19Multiple felonies.
25:20So tell me, how exactly am I supposed to let you go?
25:24The air froze.
25:25Chloe's eyes flickered.
25:27Mrs. Walker, I don't know what you're talking about.
25:30That's fine.
25:31You don't need to understand.
25:33I glanced at my lawyer.
25:34He stepped forward and pulled a thick stack of documents from his briefcase.
25:38Mrs. Chloe Jenston, all the evidence of your crimes is right here.
25:41Denying it won't change the facts.
25:44Honestly, I didn't expect you to walk right into our hands.
25:46Chloe's expression turned dark.
25:48Before I could react, she suddenly stood and shoved the boy hard.
25:52He hit the ground.
25:53While everyone's attention was on the crying child, Chloe bolted.
25:56The boy sat there, sobbing, confused and helpless.
26:00People rushed to comfort him, helping him to his feet.
26:03I turned away, glanced at my lawyer.
26:06He leaned in.
26:06I saw someone go after her.
26:08She won't get far.
26:09I nodded.
26:10We left.
26:12Seven days later, Ethan and Chloe's trial began.
26:17Because of Chloe's livestreamed stunt, the trial drew a massive crowd,
26:21with multiple charges stacked against them and public pressure mounting.
26:24Both Ethan and Chloe were sentenced to more time than I'd even hoped for.
26:28Ethan got 30 years.
26:30Chloe got 22.
26:32And my divorce was finalized.
26:34Whether Ethan wanted it or not, we were done.
26:37Afterward, my lawyer told me Ethan wanted to see me.
26:40Ethan wanted to see you.
26:41I declined.
26:41I didn't want to see him broken.
26:43I just wanted him gone for my life entirely.
26:45Still, I heard updates now and then.
26:48The boy, with no one to take him in, was sent to an orphanage.
26:51Chloe couldn't handle the strict discipline and abuse from other inmates.
26:56Within two weeks, she had a mental breakdown,
26:59started ranting that she was destined for wealth and luxury.
27:03Maria, old and frail, complained every day in prison.
27:07And Ethan, once his cellmates found out why he was locked up,
27:11he became the lowest of the luck.
27:13Everyone took turns beating him.
27:15In just one month, he'd been sent to the prison infirmary three times.
27:19He still had 30 years of that ahead of him.
27:22I recovered my father's inheritance,
27:24added Ethan's compensation,
27:26and my share from the divorce.
27:27Nearly $2 million total.
27:29For the rest of my life,
27:31I'd used that money to visit every place I'd ever dreamed of,
27:34but never seen.
27:35My future stretched ahead of me.
27:37Wide, open, and clear.
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