Chapter 4 - Six Months of Evidence
Claire hired attorney Rebecca Sloan without telling Victor.
Rebecca brought in forensic accountant Malcolm Price, who traced the shell companies, hidden loans, and false vendor payments.
The deeper they looked, the worse it became.
Victor forged Claire’s signature on two loan guarantees.
He pledged company equipment he did not legally control.
He attempted to transfer ownership interests from Claire’s trust into a marital holding company.
Several documents had not yet been filed.
That delay saved her.
Claire froze nothing immediately.
If Victor realized she knew, he might erase records or move the remaining funds beyond reach.
Instead, she allowed the transactions to continue under monitoring.
Every hotel receipt became evidence.
Every message to Olivia became a timeline.
Every forged signature received independent examination.
Federal financial-crimes investigators became involved after the shell company transfers crossed state and international lines.
Victor believed Claire was distracted.
She let him believe it.
When he complained that she was useless at public events, she smiled.
When he said she would never understand finance, she asked him to explain.
His arrogance made him careless.
Three nights before he fled, Claire overheard him telling Olivia they would leave through Boston and connect to a flight overseas before sunrise.
By ten o’clock the night before his departure, investigators had the flight details, account numbers, and probable route.
They needed one final thing.
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Proof that Victor intended to flee after moving the money.
At 2:37 a.m., Victor provided it himself.
