The Trap is Set

Daniel’s POV

David greeted me with a knowing look: “Let’s sit down, Daniel.”

At David’s office, we reviewed all the evidence and brainstormed potential leads. We knew that to exonerate Emma, we had to expose the real culprit and link the two crimes conclusively.

David leaned back in his chair, deep in thought. “We need to find a way to make Michael slip up. He’s hiding something, and we need to draw it out.”

I nodded. “But how? He’s always so cautious.”

David tapped his fingers on the desk. “Michael is driven by his emotions. If we can provoke him, he might make a mistake.”

A plan began to form in my mind. “What if we find a way to make him believe he’s about to be exposed? That could push him into revealing something useful.”

David raised an eyebrow. “Go on.”

“We know Michael has a strong connection to Jessica and is deeply involved in covering for her. What if we leak information that suggests we’re close to uncovering the truth about Scarlet’s death and the tampered anesthetic? We