That evening, Warden returned with news that a housekeeper named Rosa Medina had provided a preliminary statement.

Rosa had worked at the estate for nearly six years.

She told investigators that the argument had begun during a formal dinner and that she heard Chloe asking to be allowed to call her mother.

Rosa had not witnessed every moment, but she had seen enough afterward to recognize that something was seriously wrong.

“Why didn’t she call for help?” I asked.

“She says Evelyn threatened her job and housing.