'No, I did not...' Orchid began shaking her head vehemently, 'The day had not even ended, why would I go to pick her up early?'
Mars hesitated for a moment before revealing, 'The security guard testified. I checked through the footage of the building opposite, and it did show you coming to pick her up...' With that, he lapsed into silence.
Falcon moved forward a little from where he was lounging in the armchair, pretending to look through a book Aurelia had asked him to read. He gazed at Mars's face, full of concern and devoid of suspicion.
'I need to see that footage for myself,' He said.
Mars nodded. 'I brought a copy...'
He inserted a CD in the player and the screen lit up with black and white footage from almost a decade ago. Orchid moved forward until her face was just a foot away from the screen. Her eyes were wide and she was gripping the arms of her chair with enough force to snap them off.
