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Chapter 9 - SERENA’S FIRST LIESerena initially denied the affair.
She told police Meadow had misunderstood a hug.
Then investigators obtained text messages.
Nothing technically sophisticated.
Dennis and Serena had simply deleted them from their phones and assumed deletion meant disappearance.
Synced devices and provider records preserved enough metadata and fragments.
DENNIS:
Victoria’s drill weekend is 14th–15th.
SERENA:
I hate doing this in her house.
DENNIS:
Then stop coming over.
SERENA:
You know I can’t.
Another:
SERENA:
Meadow almost walked in.
DENNIS:
Lock the door next time.
The affair had existed at least six months.
Serena changed her statement.
Yes, relationship.
No, she never wanted Meadow hurt.
That second part was consistent with the video.
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But after the fall, she helped Dennis lie.
That mattered too.
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Chapter 10 - MY FIRST MISTAKEI called Serena.
Chapter 11 - EMERGENCY CUSTODYFamily court moved faster than final criminal process.
Chapter 12 - THE WHISKEYThe whiskey became symbolic online.
Chapter 13 - DENNIS AS A FATHERThis was the chapter I did not want.
Chapter 14 - SERENA’S VERSIONSerena requested to speak through attorneys.
Chapter 15 - THE DELETED MESSAGEInvestigators recovered a text Serena sent Dennis twenty-two minutes after Meadow was transported.
