Chapter 11 - SECURING THE EVIDENCE ARCHIVES
With Julian neutralized, Marcus walked over to a hidden wall safe concealed behind a classic oil painting.
Using a secure biometric override device, he popped the heavy steel door open to reveal rows of hard drives and ledgers.
"Bag everything, Vance. Every single ledger, server, and digital backup goes into our custody tonight," Marcus ordered.
Vance and his cyber-forensics team moved swiftly, packing the incriminating evidence into secure titanium transport cases.
Julian writhed on the floor, weeping uncontrollably as his life's work and criminal empire were packed away.
"You're destroying a pillar of American industry, Thorne! The markets will crash! Wall Street will never forgive you!" Julian sobbed.
"Wall Street can rebuild on honesty, Julian. Monsters like you belong behind bars until the day you die," Marcus replied coldly.
They walked out of the Manhattan townhouse into the cool autumn dawn, leaving Julian bound for federal authorities.
The first major tentacle of the nationwide syndicate had been severed, but Marcus knew there were others still hiding in the shadows.
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He climbed back into his black sedan, dialing his estate in Chicago to check on the most important person in his life.
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