Cover of Dear Debbie

Dear Debbie

by Freida McFadden


Genre
Thriller, Suspense, Fiction
Year
2026
Pages
320
Contents

Chapter 32

Overview

Debbie stays at the school long enough to see the result of her apparent setup against Coach Pike: police arrest him for a hidden camera in the girls’ locker room. Coach Pike denies ownership and claims he does not know how evidence got on his phone, but Debbie helps turn the watching parents against him by feeding the gossip.

The chapter confirms that Debbie’s retaliation over Izzy has escalated into a criminal frame-up with public consequences, while Debbie remains calm and manipulative as another person is destroyed.

Summary

Debbie approaches a group of parents outside the school to learn why a police car is there. She recognizes Tabitha from the poisoned book club meeting and pointedly asks whether Tabitha is still vomiting, drawing alarmed looks from the other women before Tabitha insists she is fine.

Debbie asks about the police presence. Tabitha, unable to resist gossip, says someone called the school to report a nanny cam in the girls’ locker room showers. Tabitha adds that there are no cameras covering the relevant areas, so the school may not have suspects, though Debbie privately believes her anonymous tip should have named someone.

Debbie waits through twenty minutes of speculation and nearly leaves. Then police officers emerge from the school with Coach Pike in handcuffs, causing the gathered mothers to photograph the arrest.

Coach Pike protests that the camera was not his and that he does not know how incriminating material got onto his phone. The parents immediately reject his denial, and Debbie deliberately worsens the situation by claiming she had seen Coach Pike staring at girls during soccer practice. Her comment prompts the other women to pile on with stories about him as the police drive him away.

Who Appears

  • Debbie
    Observes Coach Pike’s arrest and deliberately feeds gossip to strengthen suspicion against him.
  • Coach Pike
    Arrested for a hidden locker-room camera; denies ownership and incriminating evidence on his phone.
  • Tabitha
    Gossipy parent who explains the police presence and reacts eagerly to Coach Pike’s arrest.
  • Other mothers
    Gather outside the school, photograph the arrest, and exchange accusations about Coach Pike.
  • Police officers
    Remove Coach Pike from the school in handcuffs after investigating the reported camera.
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