Chapter 8

Back at the Fuller residence, Calvin looked completely drained. Then, he numbly opened the old message thread from Carol. She had apologized profusely back at the funeral home, but it had always bothered him—why would she ever send him a fake photo? So, he called her again. This time, she came clean—Sheena had asked her to send the photo. In exchange for a thick envelope of cash, Carol had gone along with it—breaking every professional and ethical boundary she had sworn to uphold. Guilt-ridden, she confessed everything to Calvin, detail by detail. Calvin mumbled to himself, "Why? Why would Sheena ask Ms. Smith to send me a fake picture? Was it to stop me from finding out Harry was really in danger?" Later that evening, while Sheena was in the shower, he quietly unlocked her phone and scrolled through her messages. He expected drama, maybe gossip, maybe something petty. Yet, what he found made his blood run cold. There, alongside her conversations with Carol, was another thread—wit