Chapter 8 - The Plush Bunny's Verdict
Judge Barrett did not let the little girl answer the monster.
The formidable sixty-year-old judge leaned forward over the high bench, her black robe billowing as she picked up a small, black digital voice recorder—the very recorder Daisy had hidden inside her rabbit.
"She didn't just tell me, Mr. Albright," Judge Barrett announced, her voice dripping with lethal, icy contempt. "She let me listen."
With a flick of her finger, Judge Barrett pressed play, holding the recorder close to her microphone so the audio blasted through the entire courtroom's speaker system.
The undeniable sound of Gabriel and Bianca’s voices filled the room.
"...lock Mommy away forever and keep the money."
"...slip sedatives into Penelope's chamomile tea... she won't even remember her own name by the time we sign the papers."
The recording clicked off, leaving a suffocating, terrifying silence in its wake.
Bianca’s cruel, arrogant demeanor evaporated into thin air. Her mouth opened in sheer, paralyzing shock as the reality of her destruction set in. The red sleeveless gown she wore suddenly felt like a prison uniform.
"Gabriel..." Bianca gasped in a trembling, terrified whisper, physically backing away from him as if he were diseased. "She knows everything... we're going to jail!"
"Shut up, Bianca!" Gabriel shrieked, his mind completely snapping under the weight of his exposed crimes. He looked wildly at the judge. "Your Honor! That audio is illegally obtained! It's inadmissible! A child cannot consent to recording!"
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"This isn't a criminal trial yet, Mr. Albright," Judge Barrett replied coldly, staring down at him over her glasses. "This is a family court hearing. And I have heard enough to make my ruling."
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