Those were not the actions of someone unaware of reality.
They were the actions of someone who knew exactly what he needed to hide.
The prosecutor displayed photographs of the cabin.
Boarded windows.
Metal restraints.
Food stores.
The concealed path.
Then came the supermarket receipts that had made the arrest possible.
Small pieces of paper Greg had never imagined would matter.
Police traced purchase patterns.
Compared video.
Connected him repeatedly to supplies found inside the cabin.
Forensic evidence reinforced Joan’s account.
The pickup.
The rope.
The restraints.
The hidden structure.
Everything pointed to one long, deliberate system.
The defense asked Joan whether Greg had sometimes brought her food she requested.
“Yes.”
Clothes?
