Pam POV
His relief was palpable as I revealed the truth about our undercover operation to Bob. Yet, beneath his calm facade, I sensed a storm of questions brewing, ones that I was not yet ready to answer.
'How come Bret was let out of jail? How did the books taken from Cynthia's home not implicate him, too?'
'Bret was let out because he was to aid us in finding evidence. He said he knew that Wendy kept records, and the DA thought it was worth the risk to believe him and gave him three months to find them. The books he handed over were all in Wendy's handwriting. She mainly bragged about her exploits and implicated the judge, Bennett, and the introduction of the Gutter boys. According to Wendy, the hotels came about by Peter, Bret's brother, and Cynthia. When I read the books from Wendy
