{"id":23615,"date":"2026-09-28T13:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23615"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:07:07","slug":"part-11-rachel-was-alive-but-waking-her-meant-reopening-the-night-thomas-lost-control-and-victor-changed-the-rules-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23615","title":{"rendered":"PART 11 \u2013 Rachel Was Alive, but Waking Her Meant Reopening the Night Thomas Lost Control and Victor Changed the Rules Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Miller did not wake immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics transported her under armed escort to Springfield Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>She was dehydrated, malnourished and heavily sedated.<\/p>\n<p>Old injuries showed on imaging.<\/p>\n<p>A poorly healed wrist fracture.<\/p>\n<p>Two broken ribs from different periods.<\/p>\n<p>Scar tissue along one shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors found no life-threatening trauma that night, but they warned investigators that years of confinement could create complications no scan would reveal quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Emily was not told until morning.<\/p>\n<p>Karen sat beside her hospital bed while Mary remained near the door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily stared at Karen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found Rachel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily did not move.<\/p>\n<p>Mary added softly, \u201cShe\u2019s alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily\u2019s face went blank.<\/p>\n<p>For a few seconds, neither adult could tell whether she had understood.<\/p>\n<p>Then Emily whispered, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karen waited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Emily repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Not refusal.<\/p>\n<p>Disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>Mary moved closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaddy said\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Everything Thomas had said had become poison.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel left.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel did not love her.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel chose another life.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel would never come back.<\/p>\n<p>Now one sentence destroyed three years of those lies.<\/p>\n<p>Emily covered her face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s really alive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I see her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The child lowered her hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s very sick and still asleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs she dying?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one has told us that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen why can\u2019t I see her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karen answered gently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause doctors need to make sure her body is stable first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily stared at the blanket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat if she wakes up and thinks I\u2019m not there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary felt the question like a physical blow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019ll know you\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell her myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou promise?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary made good on it less than an hour later.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel lay in a guarded room on another floor.<\/p>\n<p>Machines monitored her heart and oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Mary stood beside the bed while a nurse adjusted medication.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s eyes remained closed.<\/p>\n<p>Mary did not know whether she could hear anything.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmily is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe called for help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s breathing remained steady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was brave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLily is safe too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Rachel\u2019s fingers moved.<\/p>\n<p>Barely.<\/p>\n<p>The nurse noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Mary leaned closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found the children we could find. We\u2019re still looking for the others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s lips parted.<\/p>\n<p>No sound.<\/p>\n<p>Then her eyes opened.<\/p>\n<p>Not fully.<\/p>\n<p>Just enough to reveal confusion.<\/p>\n<p>The nurse moved closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRachel? You\u2019re in a hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel tried to speak.<\/p>\n<p>Her throat produced only a rough whisper.<\/p>\n<p>Mary said, \u201cEmily is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s eyes turned toward her.<\/p>\n<p>That sentence reached her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmily?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel began crying without changing expression.<\/p>\n<p>Tears slid sideways into her hair.<\/p>\n<p>Mary\u2019s own throat tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s in this hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel tried to sit up.<\/p>\n<p>The nurse stopped her gently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to stay still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her voice failed.<\/p>\n<p>Mary bent closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wants to see you too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel shut her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel opened her eyes again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary thought she had misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Victor Hale was arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The words were weak.<\/p>\n<p>But urgent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s gaze sharpened despite exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. You don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She tried to lift one hand.<\/p>\n<p>Mary moved closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s someone else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel swallowed painfully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas was never second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecond to Victor?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel shook her head again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then she drifted out before she could explain.<\/p>\n<p>Carter arrived minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Mary repeated the words exactly.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was never second.<\/p>\n<p>Victor had always appeared to be the leader.<\/p>\n<p>If Thomas was not second, then someone outranked him.<\/p>\n<p>Or someone occupied a different position altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel joined them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould she mean Benton?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPossible,\u201d Carter said.<\/p>\n<p>Mary shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer tone didn\u2019t fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReeves?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter looked toward Rachel\u2019s room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wait until she can speak safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The waiting lasted most of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the man captured at Riverside was identified.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Cole.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-eight.<\/p>\n<p>No criminal record.<\/p>\n<p>Former paramedic.<\/p>\n<p>His surname caught Carter immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHannah Cole?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An analyst confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Cole\u2019s father was named Ethan.<\/p>\n<p>But records said he had disappeared shortly after his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities had assumed he abandoned the family.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he had been working for Victor.<\/p>\n<p>Carter brought him into an interview room.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>Not frightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is Hannah?\u201d Carter asked.<\/p>\n<p>He stared at the wall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter held still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan closed his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tried to run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom where?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe warehouse. Years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho killed her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyes opened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel, watching through the glass, shifted.<\/p>\n<p>Mary looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, Carter asked, \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hit her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA pipe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack of the head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan provided a date.<\/p>\n<p>Carter already knew something was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah\u2019s church evidence box contained a photograph dated two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Alive.<\/p>\n<p>She placed the photograph on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan stared at it.<\/p>\n<p>His story collapsed in one second.<\/p>\n<p>Carter leaned forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re taking responsibility for something you didn\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor threatened someone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No response.<\/p>\n<p>Carter tried another direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re Hannah\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyes filled.<\/p>\n<p>There it was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t kill her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen where is she?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does Victor have over you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had Hannah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if she\u2019s alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow long did he use her to control you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did he make you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrive. Move people. Watch places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiverside?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRachel?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s breathing changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guarded Rachel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you hurt her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you ever help her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He looked ashamed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter waited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was sick. Victor wouldn\u2019t call Reeves because he thought she was faking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot antibiotics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked toward the mirrored glass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave her paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did she do with it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWrote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t read it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe hid things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He shook his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter leaned back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know more about Rachel\u2019s captivity than anyone we have alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan stared at his hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knows more?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter felt the room narrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen who?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s jaw tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he\u2019ll find Hannah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor is locked up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not talking about Victor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That confirmed Rachel\u2019s warning.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else remained outside.<\/p>\n<p>Someone with enough reach that even Victor\u2019s arrest did not reassure the people he controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Carter changed tactics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid this person order Rachel kept alive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>That was answer enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRachel knew too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo did you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was useful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd she wasn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was leverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst Thomas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst more than Thomas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter did not move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan looked toward the door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can discuss that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me and Hannah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we find her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His voice cracked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou find her first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not how this works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan stared at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I say his name before Hannah is safe, she dies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter left him with that.<\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon, Rachel woke again.<\/p>\n<p>This time she remained conscious long enough for a brief interview.<\/p>\n<p>Karen was present to protect Rachel\u2019s medical limits.<\/p>\n<p>Mary sat near the bed.<\/p>\n<p>Carter stood farther back.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s voice remained weak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmily?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s safe,\u201d Mary said.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel closed her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll see her when doctors clear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel nodded.<\/p>\n<p>Carter did not begin with the network.<\/p>\n<p>She began with the missing children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSophie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s eyes opened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened to her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked toward the window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor took her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHannah?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw her once.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter I disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow long after?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter glanced at Daniel\u2019s notes.<\/p>\n<p>That disproved Ethan\u2019s false confession again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAaron?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was taken recently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked troubled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it continued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She closed her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought maybe after they took me, Thomas would stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas says Victor controlled him with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel laughed once.<\/p>\n<p>A broken sound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas likes excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas Victor controlling him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas Thomas willing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked directly at Carter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>No ambiguity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas made choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That distinction mattered.<\/p>\n<p>Victor\u2019s pressure did not erase Thomas\u2019s responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Carter asked, \u201cYou told Mary Thomas was never second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked toward the door.<\/p>\n<p>Mary noticed fear returning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho was above him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel whispered, \u201cVictor had an organizer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA boss?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did this person do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtected routes. Chose cases. Fixed problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBenton?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReeves?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHall?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter leaned closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s eyes filled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone everybody trusts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary felt a chill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cName.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need Emily away first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s voice grew stronger from fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter said, \u201cHelp us understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel stared at her.<\/p>\n<p>Then spoke the name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudge Eleanor Price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one in the room moved.<\/p>\n<p>Carter knew the name.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone in Springfield law enforcement knew the name.<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor Price had served family court for nineteen years.<\/p>\n<p>She was respected.<\/p>\n<p>Known for child-welfare cases.<\/p>\n<p>Quoted in newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>Praised for protecting vulnerable minors.<\/p>\n<p>Mary remembered Laura Bennett\u2019s court order.<\/p>\n<p>The one that kept Rachel\u2019s sister away from Emily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrice signed the order against Laura,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe signed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter felt the network reshape itself.<\/p>\n<p>Not a criminal hiding inside the system.<\/p>\n<p>A system gatekeeper deciding which families were heard.<\/p>\n<p>Which parents were believed.<\/p>\n<p>Which children were moved.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel whispered, \u201cVictor found children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrice selected them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel stared at the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause nobody questions a judge who says a child needs protecting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The room fell silent.<\/p>\n<p>Carter asked one more question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Judge Price know you\u2019re alive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s answer came immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe came to Riverside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary\u2019s heart jumped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked toward her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree nights ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Emily called 911.<\/p>\n<p>Before the house was searched.<\/p>\n<p>Before Victor was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Price had been at Riverside just before the entire network began collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>Carter asked, \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s eyes filled with something close to dread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said they were moving everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel swallowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did she say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rachel looked directly at Carter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat after this week, there would be no witnesses left.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23616\">Click here to continue reading: PART 12: The Judge\u2019s Quiet Network Began Collapsing, but a Missing Child\u2019s File Revealed Someone Had Warned Her Before Emily Ever Called<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Miller did not wake immediately. Paramedics transported her under armed escort to Springfield Memorial. She was dehydrated, malnourished and heavily sedated. Old injuries showed on imaging. 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