Jennifer was released on bail.

Our parents took her home, and I could no longer stay at the police station to follow the case's progress.

Jennifer was still a suspect but couldn't be convicted, and Tom was still on the run, having escaped capture.

The police were focusing all their efforts on finding Tom.

"That girl can't even let us live in peace, and now the police had to come and take you away," my mother muttered as she prepared some things to ward off bad luck for Jennifer.

"I knew my daughter was too sweet to have killed that girl," she added.

"When we tried to save her, we...