Emily was only seventeen when her father died saving a hostage and her mother walked away with the $600,000 death benefit. After remarrying, she left Emily alone in the countryside for three years. Back in the city, Emily’s stepfather took the Academy spot meant for her, locked her away, and beat her into silence. But she found her father’s old police scanner and tape recorder in the dark. One by one, she preserved every lie. Then, at the city memorial, she stepped onto the stage, pressed play, and exposed everything that had been buried.