CHAPTER 2: THE SECRET ACCOUNT

The second recording was much shorter.

But it changed everything.

The screen showed the study later that night.

Alejandro sat at his desk with a glass of tequila.

The image wasn't perfect.

But it was clear enough.

The courtroom watched as Mariana entered carrying a small bottle.

She looked around carefully.

Then poured a colorless liquid into Alejandro's drink.

Several people gasped.

Mariana covered her mouth.

"No... no... that's not what it looks like."

The prosecutor immediately paused the footage.

Forensic experts stepped forward.

The bottle in the video matched a sedative discovered months earlier inside Mariana's private safe.

Suddenly the entire case unraveled.

Police reopened financial records.

Bank accounts.

Phone logs.

Emails.

What they discovered shocked the nation.

Mariana had secretly transferred millions of dollars into offshore accounts.

She had planned everything months in advance.

The marriage.

The manipulation.

The murder.

Even Emilia's arrest.

The fingerprints on the glass had been part of the plan.

Mariana knew Emilia would try to help Alejandro.

She had counted on it.

As investigators revealed one piece of evidence after another, Mariana finally broke.

She stood up screaming.

"HE WAS GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING FROM ME!"

The courtroom froze.

Realizing what she had just admitted, Mariana covered her mouth.

Too late.

The confession had been heard by everyone.

Including the jury.