Chapter 12 - Victor Hale Tried to Escape the Country—But the Nine-Year-Old Girl Had Already Predicted His Final MoveHale disappeared.
His passport had been flagged.
His accounts were frozen.
Yet somehow, he escaped surveillance.
The police searched airports.
Nothing.
Then I remembered something.
Crestwood had a private transportation company.
One of its vehicles had left the city that morning.
I asked the detective to check it.
They did.
The vehicle was heading toward a private airfield.
We arrived just as Hale was boarding a plane.
He saw me.
His expression twisted with hatred.
“You.”
I stepped forward.
“You can't run forever.”
He laughed.
“You're nine.”
I shook my head.
“No.”
I pointed behind him.
“I'm not alone.”
Police surrounded the aircraft.
Hale surrendered.
As he was handcuffed, he looked at me.
“You destroyed my life.”
I answered:
May you like
“No.
You did.”
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Chapter 13 - My Mother Finally Learned Why So Many Attorneys Refused Her Case—and the Truth Was More Personal Than We ExpectedAfter Hale's arrest, we thought everything was over.
Chapter 14 - The Final Hearing Exposed the Last Lie—And Victor Hale Had Nowhere Left to HideThe final hearing lasted six hours.
Chapter 15 - My Mother Walked Out of Court With Her Head Held High—And the Girl Everyone Laughed At Changed Her Life Forever — THE ENDSix months later, I returned to Crestwood.
