Chapter 6 - The Evidence RoomDetectives searched the Hawthorne estate from top to bottom.
They found Eleanor's fingerprints everywhere.
They discovered hidden cameras.
Locked cabinets.
Forged financial records.
And a secret room behind the library.
Inside were photographs of Sarah.
Dozens of them.
Some showed her entering the house.
Others showed her meeting lawyers.
One photograph showed Sarah holding a folder labeled:
HAWTHORNE FOUNDATION — ORIGINAL TRUST
Richard stared at it.
“What is this?”
The detective placed another document on the table.
“Your family trust.”
Richard shook his head.
“I know the trust.”
“No,” the detective said.
“You know the public version.”
He opened a folder.
“There is another version.”
Richard read the first page.
His face went pale.
The original trust contained a clause that would transfer control of a substantial portion of the Hawthorne fortune if Richard died unexpectedly.
The beneficiary?
Eleanor.
Richard stared at the signature.
“It looks like mine.”
“But?”
The detective pointed to the ink analysis.
“It's forged.”
Richard felt sick.
Eleanor hadn't simply wanted his wife gone.
She had been positioning herself to inherit everything.
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But there was still one question.
Who had helped her?
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