Chapter 11 - THE LAST TAPEThe final cassette revealed everything.
Marcus's mother had engineered the original fraud.
She had used her son as an intermediary.
But after her death, Marcus continued the operation.
Diane had discovered it.
Instead of exposing him, she tried to contain him.
That mistake destroyed her life.
Evelyn listened silently.
Then she looked at Daniel.
“Your father wanted to tell the police.”
“Why didn't he?”
“Because he was afraid Marcus would hurt you.”
Daniel's voice broke.
“He died believing he failed.”
Evelyn shook her head.
“No.”
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She took his hand.
“He died believing you would finish it.”
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