Unable to ignore his doubts, Daniel decided to review the home security footage from the day of the incident.
The video changed everything.
He saw Maya playing with Leo, singing softly while the boy laughed. Suddenly Leo put a toy wheel into his mouth and began choking.
Maya reacted instantly.
She performed the Heimlich maneuver again and again until the wheel flew free. After making sure Leo could breathe, she hugged him tightly.
Seconds later, exhausted from the effort, she collapsed.
But the footage revealed something else.
Three minutes later Natalie entered the room. She looked at the unconscious nanny and crying child… then quietly walked out.
Only later did she run to Daniel pretending she had just discovered the situation.
Shocked, Daniel began investigating further.
Maya’s employment record showed perfect evaluations for two years. But several months earlier reports suddenly began describing her as unreliable.
Every one of those reports had been written by Natalie.
Daniel checked the time logs and discovered Maya had actually been arriving early every day. He then found records showing Maya had tried repeatedly to schedule medical appointments through the company system.