Saint Michael's Church had been abandoned for twenty years. The Council of the Five Families chose it for the hearing because it was neutral ground, its stone walls were thick, and no weapons were allowed inside.My father sat at the center of the defendants' bench, Vincent on his left and a handcuffed Luca on his right. Enzo was held separately. Gianna was nowhere to be seen.Alessandra split the evidence into five sets, one for each person's role in my death. Instead of accusing them all at once, she forced each of them to face what they had done.In front of Vincent were the blood evidence from the fireplace, the forged document's timestamp, the footage outside my door, and the recording of him locking me in.Luca got the severed emergency communications, the vote to confine me, his attack on Mara in the tunnel, and the murder weapon from ten years ago.Enzo got the west-wing access logs, deleted footage, disabled emergency signal, and body-transfer papers.In front of my father wer
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