“They smashed the windows, ripped open cabinets…so much is gone!” Jackie continued dramatically. “I barely got away, I was so scared!”. Heather had to stop herself from snatching the phone in anger. How dare Jackie pretend to be the victim when she was the perpetrator! Sam played along, expressing shock and concern, ensuring Jackie still believed they were far away.
After hanging up, Sam shook his head in disgust. “She staged the whole thing to steal from us. If we hadn’t seen the footage…” Heather finished his thought: “We would have totally believed her act.” Boiling with anger at being so deceived, they raced back to the house, determined to catch Jackie red-handed.