Chapter 9 - The CPS Retaliation
I should have known they wouldn't go down without playing dirty. Two days after the arrests, Arthur and Beatrice posted bail. They were furious, humiliated, and desperate.
That afternoon, there was a knock on the door of Eleanor's law office, where I was reviewing documents. It was a worker from Child Protective Services, accompanied by a police officer.
"Clara Vance? We received an anonymous tip claiming you are suffering from a severe manic episode, that you shaved your own daughter's head in a fit of rage, and that you kidnapped her," the CPS worker said, her face stern.
My heart dropped to my stomach, but Eleanor simply laughed out loud.
"Oh, they are incredibly stupid," Eleanor said, pulling out her laptop. "Please, have a seat. Let me show you exactly what happened to that little girl, and who filed that false report."
I watched as the CPS worker viewed the hidden camera footage. I saw the exact moment her professional detachment shattered. She watched Chloe steal, she watched Beatrice plot, and she looked at the photos of Arthur's handprint on my face.
"The grandparents who posted bail this morning filed this report, didn't they?" Eleanor asked knowingly.
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The CPS worker closed her notebook, her face flushing with anger. "I will be closing this investigation against your client immediately, Ms. Vance. And I will be opening a massive file on Arthur and Beatrice Vance. Filing a false report to CPS maliciously is a crime. Have a good day, ladies."
The boomerang had just swung back, and it was going to hit my in-laws right between the eyes.
