Finally, they came upon Jackie in the master bedroom. Spotting the officers, she froze, fear flooding her face. “Don’t move!” the police shouted, as Jackie stood paralyzed with the bag still in hand. Despite her attempts to talk her way out of it, the officers slapped handcuffs on Jackie’s wrists and escorted her outside. She kept her head down to avoid the neighborhood’s prying eyes as she was led to the squad car.
At the police station, Jackie was taken to an interrogation room. For hours she denied any wrongdoing, sticking to her story that she was an innocent victim of a break-in. But eventually, under the scrutiny of detectives, she cracked. Through tears, Jackie confessed that she had staged the entire thing.