Chapter 7 - What Was Inside the Black BagsThe police returned to the pool.
The black bags were opened under controlled conditions.
Inside were documents.
Hard drives.
Clothing.
Photographs.
And financial records.
Everything connected Richard to the fraud.
Jason had been using the pool to destroy evidence.
But Sarah had managed to save copies.
She had hidden some of them before Jason caught her.
Detective Bennett pieced everything together.
Richard had stolen millions from my father's company.
When my father discovered the fraud, Richard arranged threats against him.
After his death, Richard continued the operation.
Jason became involved years later.
Sarah accidentally discovered the network.
She began investigating.
Then Jason discovered her.
He imprisoned her.
He imprisoned Emily because she had seen too much.
And he tried to destroy the evidence.
But he made one mistake.
He underestimated a mother.
Sarah had hidden copies.
And Emily had remembered where.
The police issued warrants.
Richard was arrested two days later.
Jason was found hiding in another state.
He was arrested without incident.
For the first time in weeks, my family could breathe.
But there was still one person who needed to heal.
Emily.
She sat beside Sarah in the hospital.
Sarah held her hand.
"I'm sorry."
Emily cried.
"I thought you were dead."
"I thought I would never see you again."
Emily leaned against her.
"I waited for Daddy."
Sarah looked at me.
"Thank you."
I nodded.
"We're both her parents."
Sarah smiled through tears.
"We need to remember that."
I agreed.
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The divorce had ended our marriage.
It didn't end our responsibility.
