The Police and The First Signs of Guilt
By morning, the fear became undeniable. Richard hadn’t slept. The police station’s fluorescent lights felt harsh as he tried to explain what had happened. “It was a joke,” he said repeatedly, but it sounded hollow even to him.
The officer raised an eyebrow. “You left your wife on the highway at night… as a joke?” His words dripped with disbelief.
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As the questioning continued, Richard’s answers began to feel more like a confession than an explanation. The more he explained, the more guilty he seemed. The officer pulled up the CCTV footage, showing Adeline walking away from the station, crying.
Richard’s mind raced. “She wouldn’t just walk off,” he repeated, but this time, the words held no conviction.