Chapter 22 - DENNIS’S TRIAL
Dennis rejected the first plea.
He claimed Sophie had been placed in the attic because she repeatedly tried to run outside.
Safety.
The wardrobe door?
“She closed it herself.”
Exterior latch?
For storage.
Food?
“She had more downstairs.”
No access.
Water?
He intended someone to check.
Nobody.
Then financial records.
Fake lease.
False school.
Fake therapy.
The prosecution did not need to claim Dennis wanted Sophie dead.
He needed her hidden.
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He believed she could tolerate the attic until he returned.
That reckless belief was enough to create real danger.
