The Call That Changed Everything
I stepped out into the hallway and dialed my old friend Detective Laura Bennett, a woman from my church who now worked for the sheriff’s department.
“Laura,” I said, forcing my voice to stay steady, “I need your help. My daughter-in-law is in a coma, but she just told me — in Morse code — that her brakes were cut. She named the man who did it.”
“Margaret, that’s a serious accusation. Are you certain?”
“I’m certain,” I said firmly. “She spelled it out herself. The name was David Harper.”
Laura promised to look into it immediately.
By evening, she was standing in Anna’s hospital room. “We’re examining the vehicle,” she said quietly. “If there’s truth to this, we’ll find it.”
The Discovery That Shook the Family
Three days later, Laura returned with the results. Her face was grim.
“The brake lines were cut,” she said. “This was deliberate.”
The news rippled through the family like a shockwave. Mark’s new wife gasped. Mark himself went pale. “That’s impossible,” he said. “David would never—”
But Detective Bennett interrupted, laying a folder on the table. “David Harper has a prior record. A sealed case in another state — harassment, threats. It’s all there.”
