A Little Girl Called 911 Crying, “Daddy’s Snake Got Out Again…-tete

porch.

He heard.

His expression shifted.

“Under the stairs?” he asked.

Avery nodded.

“Daddy said I wasn’t supposed to know. But I heard it moving.”

Delaney turned immediately.

Inside the house, officers had already checked the main floor. The closet beneath the staircase had been opened. It held coats, a vacuum, two boxes of holiday decorations.