Vanessa frowned.
“You had no right to record us.”
“I had every right,” Elena replied. “It’s my car.”
Then she opened a video file.
The footage showed Vanessa stealing the keys from Elena’s purse.
Another clip showed a wine bottle rolling across the passenger floor.
Vanessa’s face turned white.
“You’re lying.”
“No.”
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The next recording played.
The impact.
The scream.
The sound of a body hitting the pavement.
Then Vanessa’s panicked voice:
“No! Start the car! Go!”
The officers exchanged shocked looks.
“Where did this happen?”
“I already sent the exact location and evidence package,” Elena said.
Her father suddenly looked nervous.
“To whom?”
Elena placed another call and activated speakerphone.
“Secure operations,” a man answered.
“Open an emergency evidence file,” Elena said. “Hit-and-run. Vehicle theft. False statements. Witness intimidation.”
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