"I didn't touch her. I just drove." But in the court of public opinion, silence is the loudest confession.Ernesto thought it was just another shift. Another rainy night in Santa Cruz. Another face in the rearview mirror fading into the city lights. He considers himself a good man-or at least, not a bad one. He follows the rules. He minds his own business.But the woman in the back seat isn't looking for a ride home. She's looking for an ending. And she has chosen him to play the villain.When the ride ends in tragedy, Ernesto finds himself trapped in a nightmare where facts don't matter as much as the narrative. As the media spins a web of guilt around him and the police close in, he is forced to confront a terrifying question: Is a man guilty for what he does, or for what he allows to happen?The Part You Played is a dark, atmospheric psychological suspense novella that will leave you questioning the nature of truth and complicity.Why readers are captivated by this story: