Because her phone is in her hand, recording.
Rafael realizes it too late.
“You set me up,” he whispers.
“No,” you say. “You walked in exactly as yourself.”
He runs.
Not far.
Alejandro’s security already has people near the exits, but they do not grab him dramatically. They simply follow, document, and hand the recording to the attorney Alejandro brings in that afternoon.
By evening, Rafael’s name is tied to Esteban’s.
By midnight, Esteban knows the trap is closing.
And desperate men do desperate things.
At 2:40 a.m., the fire alarm goes off in the hospital wing.
You wake to flashing lights and Camila crying. Smoke is not visible, but the hallway erupts with noise. Nurses run. Patients are moved. Clara enters immediately, calm but sharp-eyed.
“We’re leaving now.”
You grab Camila.
The elevator is locked for emergency protocol, so Clara leads you toward the service stairs. Halfway down, the lights flicker. A man in a hospital maintenance uniform appears at the landing below.
