“She chose to let the system see itself fail before she acted.” “And now everyone knows the truth.” “If this gave you chills, hit that like button.” Marisol finds her daughter sitting on the bumper of an ambulance, a shock blanket around her shoulders, a paramedic checking her vital signs. The colonel dismisses the paramedic with a look. Then she sits down next to Talia.

For a long moment, neither of them speaks. “You taught yourself the outside lock.” Marisol finally says, “I only showed you the inside variation.” “YouTube,” despite everything, Marasol almost smiles. “You could have used those skills earlier against the bullies, against anyone who threatened you these past 2 years.” Talia looks at her mother.

“No, I could not.” “Why not?” The question hangs between them. Talia feels the weight of it. the years of silence, the therapy sessions, the carefully constructed walls she built around the darkest parts of herself. “Because I was scared,” she admits, “not of them, of me.” Marasol waits.

“When Corell attacked us the first time,” Talia continues, “When he grabbed me in the hallway, I fought back.” “I do not remember most of it, but I remember the feeling like something inside me switched off, like I became someone else.” She looks at her hands. “I broke his nose, dislocated his shoulder.” “If the MPs had not arrived when they did, I think I would have killed him.” “I was 12 years old and I almost killed a man with my bare hands.”

Marisol’s expression does not change. But her hand finds Talia’s and squeezes gently. “That is why you stopped fighting back,” she says. “Not because you were weak.” “because I was afraid of being too strong, of losing control, of becoming someone who hurts people instead of helping them.” Talia takes a shaky breath.

“So, I decided to be smart instead.” “Document everything, gather evidence, let the system see how badly it was failing.” “I thought if I could prove the pattern, if I could show how many times people looked away, maybe things would actually change.” “And today, today I ran out of options.” Talia meets her mother’s eyes. “He had a knife to my throat.”

“If I didn’t act, someone would have died.” “Maybe me, maybe Cade, maybe both of us.” She pauses. “But I did not lose control.” “I used exactly as much force as I needed.” “Not more, not less.” “Just enough.” Marisol is quiet for a long moment. “I should have told you about the protective status.” She finally says, “I should have told you about Brenton’s connection to Corell.”

“I thought I was protecting you by keeping you in the dark.” “You were protecting yourself,” Talia replies. “From having to explain why your choices put me in danger.” The words are harsh, but they are also true. Marisol does not deny it. “I am sorry,” she says, “for all of it.” Talia looks at her mother, sees the cracks in the armor, the guilt she has carried for years, the love she never learned how to express. “I know,” Talia says. “I know you are.”

Across the parking lot, FBI agents are loading Harrison Brenton into a vehicle. He was arrested 20 minutes ago, picked up at his office based on evidence compiled from the video call, Corll’s testimony, and financial records that NCIS has been quietly building for months.

Marisol’s original complaint set everything in motion. But it was Brenton’s own arrogance, his need to watch his proxy finish the job that sealed his fate. Cade stands near the ambulances watching his father disappear into federal custody. His face is blank, empty. The bully who terrorized Talia for weeks looks like a lost child. His entire world crumbling around him.

Miles and Zayn were taken into custody earlier, charged with criminal harassment, an accessory to cyber bullying in conjunction with a federal investigation. Their recording hobby finally caught up with them. Vice Principal Garrison is being questioned by local police. His decision to suppress complaints about Cade’s behavior, to protect the school’s biggest donor instead of its students, has drawn the attention of the school board and the state education department.

Everything is falling apart, and in the wreckage, new things are being built. Talia walks toward Cade. He sees her coming and tenses. His hands curl into fists at his sides, but he does not run, does not look away. “Your mother ruined my life,” he says when she is close enough to hear. “That is what I believed.” “That is what my father told me.”

“Every time something went wrong, every time my parents fought, every time my mom cried herself to sleep, he said it was because of what your mother did to our family.” “And now” Cade laughs bitterly. “Now I know my father is a criminal.” “He paid a man to attack a child.”

“He has been lying to me my entire life and I spent weeks taking out my anger on you when you were the victim all along.” He finally meets her eyes. “I am sorry.” “I know that does not fix anything.” “I know you probably hate me, but I am sorry for what I did, for the tray, for the videos, for everything.” Talia considers him the boy who called her a snitch.

Who tried to break her spirit, who stood by while his friends recorded her humiliation. She could hate him. She has every right to. But hatred takes energy. And Talia has spent enough energy on the Brenton family to last a lifetime. “I do not forgive you,” she says. “Not today.” “Maybe not for a long time.” Cade nods. He expected that. “But I understand why you did it.” She continues. “You were hurting and you needed someone to blame.”

“That does not make it okay.” “It just makes it human.” She turns to walk away, then pauses. “For what it is worth, I hope you find a way to be better than your father.” “I think you can be, but that is up to you.” She leaves him standing there processing her words. Vega finds her near the command vehicle where her mother is coordinating with federal agents.

“You did good today,” he says. “Better than good.” “You kept your head when everything was falling apart.” “That takes training and character.” “I had help.” “Help only gets you so far.” Vega pauses. “There is something you should know.” “The protective status, the red classification.” “It was not just about Corell.” Talia frowns.

“What do you mean?” “The list has multiple names on it.” “People connected to cases your mother has worked.” “People who might want to hurt her by hurting you.” A chill runs down Talia’s spine. “How many names?” Vega hesitates. “Two others.” “One of them was released from military prison last week.” Talia absorbs this information. Another threat.

Another shadow waiting in the darkness. But instead of fear, she feels something else. Readiness. “Then I guess I will need to keep practicing,” she says. Vega nods. Something like respect flickers in his eyes. “If you ever want to train with real professionals, the platoon owes you one.” “That offer stands.” “I might take you up on that.”

She walks back toward the ambulance where her mother is waiting. The sun is beginning to set, painting the sky in shades of orange and gold. Tomorrow, there will be hearings, investigations, media attention. The story of what happened at Jefferson Ridge High will spread across news channels and social media. But right now, in this moment, Talia allows herself to feel something she has not felt in 2 years. Hope.

Not the naive hope of a child who believes the world is fair, but the harder, stronger hope of someone who knows how broken the system can be and chooses to fight anyway. She reaches her mother’s side. Marisol looks at her. Really looks for the first time in years. “Ready to go home?” She asks.

Talia thinks about the question, about what home means, about the bases they have lived on, the schools she has attended, the constant moving that has defined her entire life. “Which home?” She asks, Marisol considers this. “Whichever one you want to stay in.” It is not a promise. Not exactly, but it is something, a start. Talia climbs into the SUV beside her mother.

The vehicle pulls away from the chaos of the afternoon, leaving behind the wreckage of shattered expectations and broken facades. Behind them, Cade Brenton watches them go. His father is in custody. His friends have abandoned him. His reputation is destroyed. But as the SUV disappears around the corner, something shifts in his expression. Not anger, not hatred, something that might with time and effort become accountability.

The road ahead is long for all of them, but for the first time in years, Talia believes it might lead somewhere worth going. “And that wraps up today’s video.” “Thanks so much for spending a little time with me on Fis Grace.” “Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and ring the bell because the next videos is already on its”

a group of criminals kidnapped the daughter of a millionaire they hope to earn 50 million by rescuing her although they will soon discover that they messed with the wrong girl. Abigail is a ballet student. it is night when she returns home a huge mansion where there doesn’t seem to be anyone. she goes up to her room while receiving a call from her father. Abigail talks to him until people with their faces covered appear out of nowhere and sedate her rendering her unconscious. at that moment they are alerted that someone is approaching.

they quickly put the girl in a suitcase and walk towards the back exit when the alarms go off. the kidnappers are forced to run until they get out through the fence and leave in a van. along the way they check that the girl is okay and then blindfold her. they arrive at a house far from the city. there they are greeted by their boss a man named Lambert. he orders them to take the girl to a room, lock her up and look for a surveillance location. later everyone meets with him who gives them some instruction. “they will not be able to reveal their”

“real names or personal stories so if someone is captured he will not be able to betray any of his companions.” “the work will last 24 hours in which from that moment on they will fulfill the role of babysitters.” “although the only one who will be able to be with the girl will be one of the two girls the one with black hair.” “that way the girl will only hear one voice.” The woman asks “who the girl belongs to” to which Lambert responds that it belongs to “aill billionaire who will make her 50 million poorer.” “he assures them that they are safe there”

“but to ensure that they cannot be tracked he takes away their cell phones.” Then they give temporary names to each one: Frank, Joey, Sammy, Peter, Dean, Rickles. Finally, “he tells them that the kitchen and the bar are full so that they feel comfortable.” Then he walks away leaving them alone. The group wastes no time and everyone except Joey enjoys a drink. despite the rule of not revealing personal information Dean tries to guess what each of them does but he is wrong about everything. Joey on the other hand turns out to be more insightful and

discovers that Frank used to be a detective, Peter suffered abuse in his childhood so as he grew up he strived to become stronger than others, Samy a hacker is from a wealthy family and only does it for fun, Dean is the best driver in town although unprofessional. however Frank deduces that Joe was an addict due to her love of lollipops. she doesn’t seem to like this so she leaves to check on the girl. upon entering the room she sees that Abigail has regained Consciousness. the girl is scared and “she mentions that the bandage is too tight.”

Joey covers her face before taking them off and then adjusts her to the handcuffs so they don’t hurt her. the girl sobbing asks “if they will hurt her” to which Joey replies “no as long as she obeys her and her father pays her Ransom.” Abigail doesn’t seem convinced so Joey pinky promises her. Abigail tells “her father thought he wanted a child but then he just lost interest.” “he doesn’t care about me and he will not come to rescue me.” At the end when Joey is about to leave “she says I’m sorry about what’s going to happen to you.” When Joey returns

to the group Peter and Sammy are having a drinking game, Rickles is playing pool and Dean is drinking alone. but Joey goes to talk to Frank to ask “if he knows the name of Abigail’s father.” he replies “that he doesn’t” and Joey warns him that “the girl hinted that he might be a particularly violent guy.” with this doubt in his head Frank decides to visit the girl even though he should not have done so. upon entering “he has taken a back to see the girl without the blindfold so he covers his face while threatening her with a gun.” the girl

looks away as Frank demands to know “who her father is.” Abigail nervously mentions the name “Kristoff Lazar.” Frank leaves the room very upset saying “that he is leaving and that they should split his share.” the rest follow him and ask him “what is happening.” when Frank reveals who Abigail’s father is everyone is shocked except Samy who doesn’t know what is happening. they explain to her that Lazar is an urban legend, an extremely dangerous man. the group discusses what they should do: “return the girl in the hope that they will forgive them,” “leave”

“her there and then make an anonymous call informing him where she is” or “end her life since she has already seen Frank’s face.” after thinking for a moment they decide to continue for the next 22 hours in hopes of taking home 7 million each. Rickles takes first watch while Joey watches inside for exits. on her way she comes across an old elevator and then a large library. then she meets Rickles who says “he doesn’t trust anyone but her so let’s watch each other’s backs” to which Joey agrees. on the other hand Sammy turns on the television in

her room to pass the time when suddenly Dean appears is behind her giving her a good scare. Dean is drunk and his attraction to Sammy makes him think “they could have fun.” however all he receives are “screams demanding that he get out of there.” on the way out Dean finds Peter at the bar sleeping soundly. then he goes to a dark place and lights his lighter. there are paintings on the walls and in one of them you can see a girl similar to Abigail. he then comes to the kitchen. he look in the refrigerator for some food when the door behind it opens. Dean

goes over to see “who’s there” when a rat almost gives him a heart attack. Dean turns around when he hears the rat’s high-pitched squeal followed by complete silence. suddenly something or someone grabs his feet and pulls him. Dean screams and tries to hold on to the stands but he can’t. Sammy was watching television when she hears the screams. she goes out to see what’s going on and finds Dean sitting at the table. she approaches him as his head separates from his body. Samy’s screams wake Peter up and when he arrives he find Sammy

vomiting and Peter’s body decapitated. when the rest find them they don’t know what to believe. they assume it was an animal or the Lazar’s Hitman Valdez. Rickles tells them a story where “three of Lazar’s top guy got pinched a few years ago.” “the FBI flipped them night before the trial.” “they were all holed up on the top floor of a hotel.” “a dozen agents in the Next Room and two on the door.” “the next day the FBI enters the room and finds all the bodies are ripped apart.” “it is said that the lazars has a Hitman named Valdez and that he was the person”

“who eliminated those men.” fearing that he has arrived for Abigail everyone decides to go see that she is locked up. seeing that this is the case Rickles decides to leave but when trying to leave through the same door that Lambert left “he discovers that it is closed.” Peter tries to force it open but fails and at that moment all the windows close. Rickles soon discovers that his gun is not where he left it and when talking to Abigail Joey discovers that “Frank is Valdez” or at least that’s what the girl tells her. Rickles meets with Joey and they tell

each other what they discovered. they decide to look for an exit but they barely take a few steps away when Joey sees Rickles standing still completely still. she approaches and discovers his destroyed face covered in blood. somehow within seconds he was killed. Joey comes down with the gun in her hand looking for Frank. when the four are reunited she accuses him of being responsible for Dean and Rick’s deaths. everyone seems confused so Joey tells them what Abigail told her. Frank can’t believe a girl is “cheating on her” so he orders Peter to

“finish her off.” so Peter goes up to Abigail’s room and takes out his gun but before he shoots Joey stops him. Frank and Sammy arrive moments later. both Frank, Peter and Joey argue and Sammy is the only one to see how little Abigail effortlessly removes the handcuffs. when the rest see her the girl’s teeth transform and become sharp. she jumps on Peter and prepares to bite him until Frank shoots her in the forehead and the girl falls to the ground. no one understands what is happening especially when Abigail gets back up and wipes her

forehead as if nothing had happened. the girl Roars and Joey shoots her before Frank closes the door locking her in. the four meet and discuss what to do. Sammy doesn’t have the equipment to open the doors or Windows. furthermore as impossible as it may seem everyone agrees that the girl is “not normal” so they start sharing everything they know about vampires and Peter goes for pool cues to use them as staks while Sammy goes for garlic. Upon returning Frank prepares to finish off Abigail. everyone follows him except Joey. “she is”

“not willing to risk her life against a vampire girl.” upon reaching the room she should be in they discover that she has escaped. at that moment music is is heard coming from the floor above. the three arrive at a room where they discover Abigail dancing with Dean’s decapitated body. Sammy is the first to confront her. the girl has more strength and knocks her down taking the garlic out of her hand to smell it. Abigail gets angry and starts hitting her repeatedly. Frank tries to help but she easily knocks him down. Peter manages to lift her up but

they both fall. he carries a crucifix that the girl uses to stab him several times. Frank manages to get up and tries to stab Abigail with the steak but she stops him and stabs him in the leg. the three leave with cries of pain while Abigail watches them and smiles. Joey was waiting for them and she is not surprised to see them hurt. she removes the steak from Frank’s leg and then proposes a new plan. “since none of their weapons were successful she shows them the syringe with the sedative they used to get her out of this house.” “Joey is”

“sure she wasn’t pretending to sleep as her breathing was slow and steady so she proposes to split up and when someone finds her she must notify them on the radio so that Joey arrives with the syringe.” no one can think of anything better so everyone accepts. Frank, Joey and Sammy try to find her except Peter. he takes his time with him enjoying “what could be his last drink.” Sammy reaches a dark hallway when some bats fly out. she gets scared and ends up falling into the pool. but she’s not alone, around her there are dozens of decomposing bodies.

“her screams are heard over the radio and Joey rushes to look for her.” however it is Peter who meets Abigail. he runs as fast as he can followed by the girl until a door hits him and he falls from the second level. Frank appears behind the door so Abigail’s attention focuses on him. she pushes him down the stairs and then suffocates him. however before she gets it Joey appears but the girl sees her and throws her syringe behind some bars. Joey runs to get her back while Sammy lunges at the girl who ends up biting her forearm. he then grabs

Frank by her feet and starts levitating away from her until Peter appears and falls on top of her. the girl is strong but Peter manages to pin her down long enough for Joey to retrieve the syringe from her and put it in her. little by little Abigail struggles calm down until she falls asleep. now the question is “what will happen to Sammy?” Abigail is captured in the elevator that Joey found earlier. she’s interrogated and they discover that she was the one who took them there with the help of Lambert who works for her. “but they were not chosen”

“at random each and every one of them affected her father’s business in some way so her intention is to get revenge and have fun at the same time.” however Joey deduces that not only is it that but that “Abigail’s father actually did lose interest in her and that she is partly doing all this in the hope that he will love her again.” Abigail offers to “leave one of them in exchange for getting her out.” Peter believes it and is willing to try but only manages to get shot by Joey. in the end they both go up to heal him. “Sammy isn’t willing to stay”

so she goes with them leaving Frank to watch over her. left alone Abigail again proposes “open the door and I will let you keep all your blood.” Frank thinks he’s smarter so he makes her tell him “how to get out” before releasing her. Abigail tells him that “there is a secret door in the bookstore and that on the right shelf there is a book called and there none left” which he opens. knowing this Frank prepares to leave and leave the girl locked up but the girl only smiles because “this is all part of her game and getting caught is part of it.”

with ease “she kicks down the door and lunges at Frank.” “she is about to finish him off” when Joey arrives and she sees them but she also sees sunlight coming from a boarded up window. she manages to open a small part just enough for the sun’s Rays to touch Abigail’s hand which explodes as the girl screams. Frank and Joey watch as her hand begins to regenerate and then leaves. they both reach the bookstore with the window letting in the sunlight. “due to her bite Sammy slowly brings her hand closer until she discovers that nothing is wrong.” on the

other hand Frank searches the right shelf until he finds the book that Abigail had mentioned although “he is disappointed to see that nothing happens when he removes it.” “they are apparently trapped with Abigail waiting for Nightfall to end her game.” however it occurs to Sammy that with a power source “she could cause a short circuit so the doors and windows would open.” Frank is unwilling to go with her “fearing that she could become a vampire at any moment” so Peter who has taken a liking to her decides to accompany her.

while Frank and Joey look for her on her side. as they walk Sammy begins to hear Abigail’s voice in her head as she sees how the bite on her arm Fades and suddenly Sammy stops being her and is controlled by Abigail. Peter does not realize it until it is too late and is attacked by the vampire until he dies of bleeding. “over the radio Joey and Frank hear Samy’s voice calling for help.” “they rush to look for her until they find her on her back crouching over Peter’s body.” from her behavior Joey soon realizes that “something isn’t right” and when

Sammy turns around “her suspicions are confirmed.” she and Frank run until they return to the bookstore followed by the vampire. then Joey sees a tray and uses it to reflect sunlight on Samy’s body who explodes at that very moment. suddenly they see a secret door open. they go in to investigate and end up meeting Lambert who also turns out to be a vampire. “he grabs Joey’s neck as he explains to Frank that he brought him there to offer him a deal.” “Abigail transformed him 2 years ago to gather enemies of her father so she could have”

“fun with them but Lambert has had enough and needs Frank’s help to eliminate Abigail and her father and keep all of her business.” “the reason he offers it to Frank and not someone else is because they both work and have known each other for a long time.” Frank’s ambition wins out and “he agrees to be converted by Lambert on the condition that he not control him.” Lambert slams Joey against the wall and then bites Frank and lets him drink some of her blood. Frank soon transforms but instead of finishing off Joey he puts a stake through Lambert’s

back staining the entire place with his blood. next on her list is Joey but just then Abigail arrives. the girl is “unimpressed to see Frank turned into a vampire and she runs towards him to eliminate him.” however he catches her and bites her on the neck sucking her blood from her. Joey takes advantage of the moment and opens the doors and windows where it can be seen that it is getting dark. “she then finds her cell phone and leaves from there.” “she looks for a way out but she finds the door closed and no matter how hard she tries she can’t open”

“it aware that she has little time left she decides to leave a message for her son whom she abandoned saying that she loves him and always will.” Frank soon appears, grabs Joey and knocks open the door. he starts throwing her over and over but when he drops her from the second level Abigail appears and catches her in her arms. “she claims to be too weak and needs her help to eliminate him so she joins forces with her and although Frank offers battle and even bites Joey they both end up stabbing him with a stake and making him explode flod”

covered in blood. Abigail thanks Joey for her help. she is worried that Frank bit her but Abigail assures her that “she will be fine now that he is gone.” Joey finally prepares to leave when a man appears behind her. it turns out to be Lazar Abigail’s father. he prepares to finish off Joey if not for Abigail stopping him saying that “thanks to her she is still alive.” hearing this Lazar allows Joey to leave and she does so. it is night when she leaves the house and upon entering the van “she enjoys a suite.” “we have reached the end of this video”

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