Except she hadn't accounted for the new high-definition security system Arthur had installed in the hallway two days earlier.
Chapter 4: The 4K Playback
Daniel opened the security monitoring app on his smartphone. The screen illuminated his face with a cold, blue glow.
"Daniel, please!" Lin pleaded, her face growing pale as she tugged frantically at his arm. "If you check that system, you're telling me you don't trust the woman you're going to marry! You're choosing a violent old man over me!"
Daniel held up his left hand, blocking her attempts to snatch the phone. He double-tapped the video playback icon for CAM-02: MAIN HALLWAY WEST.
The display expanded, displaying a high-definition 4K video stream timestamped 16:28:40 PM.
The audio burst through his phone's speaker with pristine, crystal clarity:
On the screen, the hallway was empty until Lin burst out of the study doors.
On the video, Lin stopped in the center of the hall. She reached up with both hands, deliberately tearing the collar of her green silk blouse. She tossed her own hair into disarray, took three deep breaths to induce hyperventilation, and shouted into the empty hallway: