CLAIRE

"Please share that with the court," the prosecutor instructed.

Ethan took a breath. "Three days before Elena died, my father came to my apartment," he began. "He was drunk, angry, talking about Elena leaving him."

The courtroom went silent.

"What specifically did he say?" the prosecutor prompted.

"He said he wouldn't let her take Julian," Ethan continued. "That she was his wife and Julian was his son, that they belonged to him."

Victor's face had gone pale.

"Did he say anything else?" the prosecutor asked.

Ethan nodded slowly. "He said that if she tried to leave, he'd make sure she never could," Ethan replied. "That he'd rather see her...