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Chapter 8: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 8 Chapter 7 brought a temporary release—but no relief. Gerald and Jerome McLeod may be out of custody, but freedom tastes hollow when every word, glance, and lie is under surveillance. Back at the farmhouse, they return to old habits, numbing their fear with beer and false confidence. But Uncle George arrives like a hammer—smashing complacency and delivering a chilling reminder: they’re not in the clear. George’s warnings are blunt. Detective Lavallee is still circling, the gun is still hidden, and the cracks in their story are getting harder to paper over. As pressure builds, mistrust festers—not just between the brothers and the law, but between the brothers themselves. And questions about a will—and inheritance—raise new stakes. In Chapter 8, expect rising tension, deeper fractures, and more ghosts clawing their way to the surface. Because in Harris Bay, freedom is never free—and silence never stays intact for long. Click here to subscri...

Chapter 7: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 7 In Chapter 6 , the pressure mounted. With time running out and the McLeod brothers facing possible release, Detective Jean Lavallee made his move—separating Gerald and Jerome for one final round of questioning. What followed was less about answers and more about exposure. Gerald exploded first, trying to shield his brother with a hasty confession. But even that fell apart under the weight of logic and motive. Lavallee saw through the bravado—beneath it, a man both angry and afraid. Then came Jerome. Timid, uncertain, and visibly cracking under the scrutiny. His fidgeting hands and half-truths revealed more than his words ever could. His version of events mirrored Gerald’s a little too perfectly—until guilt pulled at the seams. By the end of the interviews, Lavallee hadn’t just heard their story. He had felt their panic. Beneath every denial and deflection, something real trembled: fear, grief, and the suffocating weight of family secrets. ...

Chapter 6: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 6 Chapter 5 shifted the spotlight to the people and places quietly shaping the investigation—none more so than Mrs. O’Hara and the McLeod farm itself. Over a simple meal of Irish stew, Detective Jean Lavallee listened as Harris Bay’s most observant boarding house proprietor offered casual conversation laced with small-town insight. In a place like this, dinner talk could be as revealing as a witness statement—and Lavallee knew it. But it was the McLeod farm that spoke the loudest. In its decay, Lavallee saw a family legacy collapsing under years of conflict and silence. An empty drawer. A dragged line in the barn straw. And then—an unexpected visitor. George McLeod. Brother to the deceased, and caretaker of a farm steeped in tension and memory. George’s presence raised as many questions as it answered. Was he simply maintaining the property—or watching over something more? In this chapter, the silence deepens—but so does Lavallee’s resolve....