Chapter 2: The Trap Begins
Chapter 2: The Trap Begins
The following morning...
Marcus visited neither his home nor his office.
Instead...
He went directly to the Massachusetts Financial Crimes Division.
Special Agent Rebecca Lawson watched twenty-three minutes of footage without interrupting.
When the final video ended...
She quietly removed her glasses.
"Mr. Hale..."
"This isn't simply elder abuse."
She began writing.
"We're looking at conspiracy..."
"Forgery..."
"Financial exploitation..."
"Wire fraud..."
"And attempted theft exceeding eighteen million dollars."
Marcus nodded.
"My mother's house."
"The trust."
"Everything."
Rebecca looked directly at him.
"Do they know you've seen the recordings?"
"No."
She smiled slightly.
"Good."
"Let's keep it that way."
By noon...
Court orders quietly froze every transaction connected to Evelyn Hale's estate.
Neither Celeste...
Nor David...
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Received any notification.
The trap remained invisible.
