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He stood up, peeling off the gloves with a snap. \u201cSuicide. She slashed her wrists. I came home\u2026 I found her like this. I tried to save her\u2026 I was just\u2026 cleaning up the mess she made so Leo wouldn\u2019t see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He gestured to the boy, a performance of paternal concern that made my skin crawl. \u201cLeo, go to your room. Daddy needs to talk to the men.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut Daddy,\u201d Leo whispered, pointing at the tub. \u201cYou said you were playing doctor. You said you were fixing her with the red knife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard\u2019s eyes snapped to the boy. For a microsecond, the mask slipped. I saw it. A flash of pure, reptilian malice. Then, it was gone, replaced by the grieving widower.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s confused,\u201d Richard said smoothly, looking at me. \u201cHe\u2019s in shock. He\u2019s imagining things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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I stepped forward, avoiding the slick puddles on the floor. I looked into the tub. The cuts on Sarah\u2019s arms were deep, vertical, and terrifyingly precise. They severed the arteries cleanly. Too cleanly. I looked around the pristine bathroom. There were sponges, bleach bottles, towels. But something was missing. \u201cDr. Sterling,\u201d I said, my voice cold. \u201cIf you were trying to save her, and if she did this to herself\u2026 where is the knife?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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He stood up, peeling off the gloves with a snap. \u201cSuicide. She slashed her wrists. I came home\u2026 I found her like this. I tried to save her\u2026 I was just\u2026 cleaning up the mess she made so Leo wouldn\u2019t see.\u201d He gestured to the boy, a performance of paternal concern that made my skin…<\/p>\n

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