Around four in the afternoon, Manu told me that the deputies were there to see me. I thought it was strange that she used the plural, but I just asked them to come in. Alessandro appeared at the door just as the men were entering.

"Bonfim! Moreno! Thank you for being so kind as to take my wife's statement here," Alessandro said pleasantly.

"It's a pleasure to do this, Mellendez. And by the way, thank you again for the invitation to the wedding; it truly was a beautiful party," Bonfim replied with his usual kindness and politeness.

"It was an honor to have you and your family with us at such a special moment. You gave me back the woman of my life; you had to be there," Alessandro replied, hugging me. "Let's do this in my office, my angel."

We entered my husband's office. Deputy Moreno turned on the laptop he had brought and asked for my information. I gave them all the information, and they started asking questions. They started with the usual questions about how long I'd known the bro