34. Opening Statement
The courthouse in Briar Ridge had never felt this alive—or this hungry.
By the time Elijah arrived that morning, the wooden pews were already full. Locals sat shoulder to shoulder, leaning forward as though the front row of a murder trial was better than any sermon Father Kellin could give. Some ha...
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Chapters
1. Chapter One: The Fire
2. Chapter Two: The Body in the Creek
3. Chapter Three: Back for Her
4. Chapter Four: The Boy in Holding
5. Chapter Five: The Rich One
6. Chapter Six: You’re Still Him
7. 7. Courtroom Ghosts
8. 8. Two Cases, One Lawyer
9. 9. The Rules Here Are Different
10. 10. That Night Again
11. 11. No One Talks to Outsiders
12. 12. The Fire Was a Warning
13. 13. The Dead Boy’s Last Message
14. 14. The Lady at the Diner
15. 15. Town Without Guilt
16. 16. The Cresthaven Deal
17. 17. Matthew’s Journal
18. 18. She’s Starting to Ask
19. 19. The Burned Blueprints
20. 20. Small Town, Big Mask
21. 21. The Sermon That Lied
22. 22. The Whisper Tapes
23. 23. The Anonymous Letter
24. 24. Torn Between Two Fires
25. 25. The Old Trial
26. 26. The Brother’s Blood
27. Chapter 27. Don’t Dig Too Deep
28. 28. Who’s Protecting Who?
29. 29. Matthew’s Sister Talks
30. 30. The Mayor’s Dinner Party
31. 31. The Night of the Murder
32. 32. The Tapes Go Missing
33. 33. Eden’s First Panic
34. 34. Opening Statement
35. 35. The Eyewitness Cracks
36. 36. The Girl at the Tracks
37. 37. Noah’s Confession
38. 38. The Red Truck
39. 39. The Anonymous Witness
40. 40. Matthew’s Rage
41. Chapter 41. Who Lit the Fire?
42. Chapter 42. The Mayor’s Warning
43. Chapter 43. The Judge’s Past
44. Chapter 44. The Dead Priest
45. Chapter 45. The Deal on the Table
46. Chapter 46. Secrets in Eden’s Journal
47. Chapter 47. Courtroom Reversal
48. Chapter 48. The Man in the Photo
49. Chapter 49. Matthew’s Deal Gone
50. Chapter 50. Eden Disappears
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