“What the hell are you doing in my house?!” Mason roared.
“Protecting your wife,” the lead detective responded calmly. “And securing a crime scene.”
Beatrice tried to snatch the evidence bag containing the rolling pin from a forensic technician. She ended up detained in a chair, shaking with rage, as officers explained that approaching me or my parents would result in an immediate arrest for violating a judge’s order.
That night, Mason called me from a burner number.
First, he tried weeping.
“Dani, I made a mistake. My mom lost her temper, but we can fix this. Please come home. I promise nobody will ever lay a hand on you again.”
Then he tried bribery.
“I’ll give you the condo. I’ll give you fifty thousand dollars cash. Just tell the DA it was an accident.”
When I told him the divorce papers had already been served, his tone turned venomous.