Chapter 5 - Unmasking the Killer
Sophia stepped forward, removing her designer sunglasses to reveal eyes filled with quiet determination and justice.
"It’s not AI, Marcus," Sophia said, her chilling, quiet voice cutting through his frantic denials. "He knows the truth. He poisoned Daniel's glass."
Sophia pulled a sealed plastic evidence bag from her inner blazer pocket. Inside was the actual crystal glass Daniel had used, marked with clear residue from the rare cardiac toxin Marcus had purchased on the dark web weeks prior.
"When I reached Daniel’s office three hours before he died, he was barely conscious," Sophia explained to the horrified crowd. "He handed me his phone and the glass, begging me not to trust Marcus and to protect Claire and his daughter."
Sophia had spent the last forty-eight hours working silently with federal investigators and state prosecutors, analyzing the audio file, verifying its digital signature, and running chemical tests on the glass residue.
She hadn't come to the funeral to cause a scene; she had waited for the exact moment when Marcus felt most secure in his deception to tear his web of lies apart publicly.
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Claire looked up from the cracked screen, her tears drying as an overwhelming, cold rage replaced her grief.
👉 Read Part 6 to see Marcus attempt to flee from the cemetery.
