“Sir, remain seated.”
Emily’s breathing grew uneven, so I took her hand.
Richard immediately tried intimidation.
“This is a misunderstanding. My daughter is mentally unstable.”
Her attorney opened a folder.
“We anticipated that claim.”
He produced medical records from an independent physician Emily had secretly visited two days earlier, photographs documenting injuries, financial statements, and messages Daniel had sent his father discussing how to bypass verification on Emily’s account.
Daniel stared down at the printed messages.
Then he looked at me.
“How did you get those?”
I held his gaze.
“You used a company laptop to access her account, Daniel.”
He froze.
That had been his biggest mistake.
His employer maintained forensic backups.
Once investigators received authorization, the deleted messages were recovered.
Richard stopped talking.
