After being knocked unconscious, Francesca Espina, the nanny, came around only to find both children gone. She fled to the outside, where the Lockwoods were hosting the party, shouting for help and to call the police.
—New York Times, June 10, 1990
New York TimesEmery reached the top of the stairs before he had to sit down. His chest expanded and flattened with each hasty inhalation. He’d done it again: flashed back to that awful moment when Fenn had demanded that Emery leave him behind and escape.
He dropped his head, pressing the heels of his hands into his eyes so hard he saw stars. “I should have stayed.” His whispered confession echoed off the marble floors. He should have died alongside his brother; at least then they’d be together.
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