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...