Chapter 3 – The Witnesses

Chapter 3 – The Witnesses
The woman in the emerald dress laughed.
"You think anyone is going to believe you?"
She looked around the ballroom.
"Everyone here saw her fall."
Nobody answered.
The maid who had tried to stop her slowly stepped forward.
"I saw more than that."
Every head turned.
The maid's hands shook.
"I saw you push her."
The room grew quiet.
Another voice spoke.
"So did I."
It was the elderly pianist who had been performing near the staircase.
Then a photographer raised his camera.
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"I never stopped recording."
The smile vanished from the woman in green.