Great Relief
As soon as the cops headed towards the quiet looking house, they noticed a woman running out of the front door with holding a baby in her arms. Cheryl wasn’t sure if anyone will take her message for help seriously or not. Her only hope was that any regular delivery guy would see her message and recognize her.
Running Blindly
For Cheryl, the cops’ van was nothing short of a miracle. She didn’t think of anything else at that moment and ran out of the house. But fear didn’t fade away as her other two kids were still inside. She would never be able to forgive herself if Ethan did anything to the kids.
The Other Two Kids
The deputies calmed Cheryl and assured her that everything will be alright. Now that she was out, she had no control over Ethan’s action who was already aware that cops were around the house. The cops sensed her fear and asked her to sit and let them do their work.
Getting Closer
Lieutenant Ludden and his team got closer to the house. As per their training, they didn’t take out their weapons immediately and tried to negotiate with Ethan to let the kids go and move out of the house without forcing the cops to act on it.
Pleading To Surrender
Lieutenant Ludden was using his megaphone to give Ethan a chance to surrender. His reply to the cops was: “I’m not coming out because I know I’m going to jail.” He was scared too but he had to bear the consequences of his wrongdoings.
20 Minutes
It took around 20 minutes for the cops to convince Ethan into finally giving up. He walked out of the house peacefully and it seemed like he just gained back his senses. He was so ashamed of his actions that he couldn’t even look straight into Cheryl’s eyes.