Things to Know About Riley Stone:

• When Riley Stone recounted her account of the events leading up to the murders to the police officers, her lawyer, and the DA, they were shocked that anyone could survive such a horrific incident with such grace.

• It was concluded, after an investigation, that Riley had been manipulated into a highly inappropriate relationship with her French teacher based on the threat of bad grades (and the promise of better ones).

• The photos on Riley’s phone were found to have backups stored on Alex Belrose’s e-mail account.

• Riley’s grades had indeed been changed after the meeting with her parents, Ms. Felcher, and Mr. Belrose.

• DNA evidence from the Belrose residence corroborated Riley’s story that she had, indeed, spent a significant amount of time at the Belrose residence.

• Throughout the process, Riley’s bravery and fortitude were commended.

• When Riley Stone cried, the entire station cried, including the DA—who swore she hadn’t shed a tear in ten years.

• The police station never knew that Rob Samuels, not Kamea Myers, had been Riley’s real competition for valedictorian. He had been signed up for a special course that would have allowed him to significantly raise his GPA.

• Jacqueline Belrose had been a successful model since she was a teen. She had once been signed with a modeling agency in Paris, which was how she met Alex Belrose while he was studying abroad.

• Jacqueline’s maiden name was Brown.

• Riley has a tripod in her closet specifically made to hold a smartphone. She bought it at the mall, on clearance. She uses it to make YouTube videos, or to take timed photographs of herself throughout the night.

• Riley knows the password to Alex’s e-mail account, which connects neatly to his Outlook calendar and his cell phone. It’s an all-access pass to everything Belrose.