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Chapter 13: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 13 Chapter 12 shattered the illusion of control. As Sûreté officers arrived on Blackstone Isle, Gerald and Jerome McLeod were no longer suspects—they were accused. Arrested for their father’s murder and led away in full view of the island, their story cracked wide open. The air of casual defiance they had once worn now gave way to uncertainty and fear. At the detachment, reality closed in fast. The autopsy report destroyed their timeline, the Crown Prosecutor arrived with a case, and Paul O’Grady’s sharp legal instincts could only buy time—not freedom. And under the glare of interrogation lights, cracks widened further. Gerald stood his ground with practiced bravado, while Jerome trembled under the weight of doubt and temptation. Offers were made. Pressure applied. But loyalty can be a prison too—and Jerome isn’t sure how long he can carry both the silence and the guilt. In Chapter 13, the case deepens. Tensions rise. And for the McLeod bro...

Chapter 12: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 12 Chapter 11 cracked the case wide open. The autopsy report left no doubt: Ian McLeod was ambushed—shot three times in the head with a .22 rifle shortly after eating Irish stew at the Green sisters’ home. His death wasn’t a mystery anymore. It was murder. And more importantly, the McLeod brothers’ story no longer holds. For Detective Jean Lavallee, the evidence rewrote the timeline and dismantled the lie: Ian never left for Vancouver—he died within hours of that cheerful dinner. And the stew in his stomach may turn out to be more damning than any confession. With arrest warrants in motion and suspicion tightening around not just Gerald and Jerome—but also George McLeod—Lavallee begins assembling his team. Enter Constable Murray Mannion: young, observant, and eager to prove himself. A new generation joins the hunt for truth. In Chapter 12, surveillance begins, secrets strain under pressure, and the final pieces begin sliding into place. But bew...

Chapter 11: Beneath the Surface

Welcome to Chapter 11 Chapter 10 brought a quiet shift in the investigation—one made over Irish stew and soft memories. As Detective Jean Lavallee paid a visit to the Green sisters—two respected, if eccentric, figures in Harris Bay—he didn’t expect much more than a polite recap. What he got instead was a window into Ian McLeod’s final evening: a man uncharacteristically at ease, even joyful, as if a weight had finally lifted. The sisters spoke of warmth, laughter, and a strange sense of peace that didn’t match the grim end that followed. What had changed for Ian that day? What decision had brought him temporary relief—and ultimately, perhaps, his death? More questions linger. Why was Ian planning to move forward? What had he made peace with? And why does Lavallee feel so uneasy when reminded of his own hidden ties to this town? In Chapter 11, watch as new connections emerge, and old memories surface—because in Harris Bay, even the quietest voices carry the loudes...