“You need her to say out loud that she forged that card.

And you need her to say it where Ethan can hear her clearly.”

“She’ll never admit it to me,” I said.

“She plays the perfect victim any time Ethan’s in the room.

She softens her voice and smooths down her skirt.”

“Then you have to catch her when she thinks no one who matters is watching,” David said.

“Vanessa depends on the image she’s built so carefully.

You need to break that image.”