{"id":287,"date":"2026-09-13T15:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-woman-behind-the-bars\/chapter-4-why-claire-was-locked-away\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:34:36","slug":"chapter-4-why-claire-was-locked-away","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-4-why-claire-was-locked-away","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 4. WHY CLAIRE WAS LOCKED AWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Eleanor\u2019s confidence disappeared.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked at her.<\/p>\n

Tell me the truth.<\/p>\n

She finally admitted that Robert had created the trust years earlier.<\/p>\n

After Daniel married Claire, Robert added her as a protected beneficiary.<\/p>\n

Eleanor hated the decision.<\/p>\n

She believed family money should remain under direct Carter control.<\/p>\n

After Robert died, she quietly began preparing documents to remove Claire.<\/p>\n

Then Claire discovered the original papers.<\/p>\n

Daniel stared at his mother.<\/p>\n

And when she found them, you locked her in there?<\/p>\n

Eleanor shook her head.<\/p>\n

I only needed time.<\/p>\n

Time for what?<\/p>\n

To get the papers back.<\/p>\n

Claire gripped the bars.<\/p>\n

She told me nobody would believe me.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked at Eleanor.<\/p>\n

His face hardened.<\/p>\n

You really thought that?<\/p>\n

Eleanor did not answer.<\/p>\n

Daniel turned toward the lock.<\/p>\n

Then he noticed a large brass key hanging from Eleanor\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

He held out his palm.<\/p>\n

Give it to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eleanor\u2019s confidence disappeared. Daniel looked at her. Tell me the truth. She finally admitted that Robert had created the trust years earlier. After Daniel married Claire, Robert added her as a protected beneficiary. Eleanor hated the decision. She believed family money should remain under direct Carter control. After Robert died, she quietly began preparing documents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-287","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}