He admitted that he had worked as Victor Lang’s private driver and fixer. He had entered Martin’s home after Victor confronted the auditor. He had helped arrange the scene and later testified falsely against Gavin.
“Why frame him?” an investigator asked.
“Because he was there,” Pike replied. “And because people trusted him. Victor said that made him the perfect suspect. Nobody expects the quiet accountant to have powerful enemies.”
Pike also admitted threatening Gavin’s family.
That threat explained a detail prosecutors had used against Gavin during the trial.
In his first police interview, Gavin had appeared frightened and evasive. He repeatedly asked where Chloe was instead of answering questions.
The jury saw that as guilt.
In reality, Gavin had been terrified that the men who framed him might harm his daughter.
The lead prosecutor from the original trial claimed he had never known about the conspiracy.
But evidence soon showed that a detective had raised concerns about Pike’s changing statements. Those concerns were never given to Gavin’s defense team.
Emails were missing.
Reports had been altered.
A junior investigator who questioned the evidence had been transferred.
The conviction everyone once considered unshakable began falling apart piece by piece.
