Since Kylie's chairs and couches had been stolen, they sat on the floor with their backs to the wall.

"I want you to be able to trust me without a doubt," Ethan began, "so I will tell you everything. Then, if you ever are in doubt, you will come to me and ask me about it instead of running away and shutting me out in the way that you did.

"In order to do that, I need to take you to my home. Do you think you can trust me at least that far? You can ask Marta to come over and wait for the police. ...