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Walter returned home from work, and the piercing cries of his infant son greeted him, echoing through the house. His wife, Abby, sat in the kitchen, her face etched with exhaustion and frustration.\u201cI\u2019ve tried everything!\u201d Abby broke into sobs. \u201cI fed him, changed him, burped him, bathed him\u2014nothing works! I even checked his temperature. I don\u2019t know what else to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becoming parents just a month ago had turned their lives upside down, and Logan\u2019s relentless cries often left Walter feeling helpless.\u201cLet\u2019s figure it out together,\u201d he reassured her, guiding her to Logan\u2019s room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Walter approached the crib, his cheerful demeanor vanished. Instead of Logan, there was a dictaphone emitting the recorded cries of their son, and beside it lay a note. He pressed the stop button, silencing the cries, and froze as he read the chilling message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI warned you that you\u2019d regret being rude to me. If you want to see your baby again, leave $200,000 in the storage lockers near the pier. If you go to the police, you\u2019ll never see him again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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