DETECTIVE COPLER'S POV

After he walked out of the interrogation room, he returned to his office. He couldn't believe a teenager like the boy, considering how quiet he looked, could commit such hideous crimes.

He brought out the recorder and played the recordings again. After it ended, he sighed in satisfaction as he returned it to the breast pocket of his suit. He was glad he was finally coming to the end of the case, but one thing remained. The lady the boy said was behind everything.

His heart became troubled again as he tried to figure out why she would want the little girl dead so desperately. He racked...