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“I’m still thinking about it.”

“Okay. I’ll be in my office if you need anything. Oh, by the way. I saw the D.A. in court earlier. He’s going to stop by in about an hour to talk to you. He needs that footage of Gregory leaving his father’s home and returning the night of the murder.”

“I don’t know if there is any.”

“Then check now before you start digging into Vanessa.” He opened the door and walked out.

I pulled my father’s flash drive from my purse and stuck it into the computer, hacking into Mr. Williamson’s home security system. I searched the recordings until I found the one I was looking for.

“You’re not as smart as you thought, Gregory.” I smiled as I saw him leaving his father’s home. Grabbing a blank flash drive, I stuck it into the other USB port and copied the recording.

“Excuse me, Morgan? District Attorney Bennett is here to see you,” Olivia said, popping her head inside the conference room.

“Thanks, Olivia. Send him in.”

“Miss Ashley, it’s nice to meet you.” He walked over and extended his hand.

“District Attorney Bennett, the pleasure is mine.” I placed my hand in his.

“Please, call me John.”

“And you can call me Morgan.” I smiled. “Here is Gregory leaving his father’s house. You can see the time stamp in the corner. And here he is, returning two hours later. He didn’t think to shut down the cameras before leaving.”

“This is good, Morgan. It’s really good. Can I get a copy?”

I pulled the flash drive from the port and handed it to him.

“It’s all on here. You sent an innocent man to prison, John.”

“I know. But at the time, all the evidence pointed to him. There wasn’t a doubt in anyone’s mind that he was guilty.”

“Do you know Colin Weathers?” I asked.

“Yeah. He’s an FBI agent and a real asshole. Why?”

“Just curious. I saw him the other day at the police station. I didn’t get a good feeling about him.”

“Do yourself a favor and stay away from him. I have to run. Thank you for this.” He held up the flash drive.

“When will Theo be released?” I asked before he left the conference room.

“We’re working on it now. It should be soon.”

“Roman Hamilton.” A handsome man smiled when he approached our table and extended his hand.

“Sebastian, how are you?” Roman shook his hand.

“I’m great. How have you been?”

“Good. Sebastian, this is Morgan Ashley. Morgan, this is Sebastian, Detective Simon Kind’s brother and the owner of this restaurant.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Sebastian. I have to say. This cherry butter is to die for. I’ve never had anything like it.”

“Thank you.” He chuckled. “It is a customer favorite.”

“And it deserves to be.” I smiled.

“Enjoy your dinner, and let me know if you need anything.” He placed his hand on Roman’s shoulder before walking away.

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