While I was on vacation with my cousins, my phone lit up with one message: “Get on a plane home. Don’t tell your parents you’re coming.” When I landed, an attorney and two investigators

kidnapping, obstruction, falsifying official records, evidence tampering, and misconduct connected to his role as a responding officer. Elaine was charged with unlawful concealment, conspiracy after the fact, and identity fraud, though Margaret warned me her defense would likely argue coercion and trauma.

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