They were tranquilizers—keeping him weak and confused while the lead poisoning did its work.
But there was one thing Elena and David didn’t know.
Inside that rotting wall, Sophia hadn’t just found lead pipes.
She’d found an old phone.
A phone Richard had hidden there months ago—when he first suspected betrayal.
A phone that had been recording every conversation near that wall.
Including their full confession.
Sophia smiled in the darkness and raised her own phone.
“It’s too late,” she said calmly. “I sent everything.”
Elena and David stared at her in panic.
“Sent what?” David asked.
“The audio. Photos of the pipes. All of it. It’s already on its way to the police and the media.”
What Sophia didn’t know was that Richard Blackwood wasn’t as sedated as they believed.
And he had heard everything.
Just as David lunged forward, the lights snapped on.
A familiar voice echoed through the hall.
“Step away from her, David. Now.”
Justice at Last
Richard Blackwood stood in the hallway—straighter than he’d been in months.
In his hand was his phone, clearly recording.
“Every word you said is documented,” he said firmly. “Including your plan to murder me.”
Elena went pale. “Richard, we can explain—”