Facade of Love

Chapter 266 The Evidence Is Found

The warm water soothed my cramped stomach, and as I regained some comfort, I could not help but wonder how Jackson had managed to visit me all of a sudden.

I had heard the case had caused such a media storm that he was barred from touching it, which was why the case had been handed off.

Why was he here now?

Seeing the confusion written all over my face, he explained, “Your case took a turn. Mr. Young and Mr. Yates came forward with some fresh leads. The department’s checking them out now. If everything checks out, you’ll be walking free.”

“Fresh leads?” I echoed, surprised. “What kind of leads?”

It had been a whole week since I had seen either of them. I had figured their assurances that I would not be stuck here long were just talk, so I had not held out hope they would actually dig up any evidence.

some video footage from around the time Noah was killed in the old factory.”

was deserted, right? How could there be any footage? He tried to reassure me. “Take it easy. The footage was not from the factory itself–it turned up

that very car, and it was parked right outside. Lucky for us, the place was a rundown mess–most of the bricks and windows were busted, which meant the car’s dash cam caught some of the action inside the factory with you three. The car was too far to pick up any sound, and a lot of the footage is kind of blurry. We have just

after that, everything was a

Jackson with a frown.

with some grub. I must have looked like I was about to pass out because Officer Jackson did not dive into the details. Instead, he

meal was nothing fancy–just a sandwich and some biscuits–but after days without food, it looked like a feast to me. I had just sipped some warm water, so I chowed down on the sandwich, eager to fill my empty stomach. Officer Jackson was right there, his voice low

of a steamed biscuit and looked up at Officer Jackson,

know, after you passed out at the factory and

blood tests and found you were loaded with ether. You probably did not catch it, but Charlie’s place is wired with cameras. Based on the time the cameras caught you arriving at Charlie’s, there’s no way you could have been up and about to do anything to Noah.