The medical report documented her injuries.

The security company provided certified, unaltered copies of the footage directly to the department, so that its integrity could never be questioned.

Everything lined up, because it was all true, and truth that has been properly preserved is very hard to argue with.

The police arrested Vanessa that night on serious charges, unlawful restraint, assault, extortion, and attempted grand larceny, and the financial documentation was passed to the State’s Attorney’s office to weigh separately.

I canceled the wedding that same night, and I did it without spectacle.