At exactly 7:03 a.m., Victor walked into the dining room expecting praise and obedience. Instead, he found Chief Bell and the detectives seated at the table.

The videos played one after another. His violence, his threats, and his corrupt conversations filled the room. Every excuse he tried collapsed instantly.

Lydia panicked. Victor blamed me, called me unstable, and claimed it was all a misunderstanding. Nobody believed him.

Moments later, detectives placed him in handcuffs and led him out the front door while neighbors watched from behind their curtains-