Chapter 6 - THE FIFTH AVENUE PENTHOUSE RAID
A convoy of four black FBI tactical vehicles pulled up to the curb outside Arthur's luxury penthouse on Fifth Avenue at noon. Pedestrians stopped to watch as tactical agents in heavy body armor breached the private elevator lobby with high-powered equipment. Agent Miller led the team into the master suite, where Victoria's personal walk-in closet stood wide open.
In the center of the room sat three leather suitcases packed with expensive jewelry, bearer bonds, and forged diplomatic passports. A female agent wearing rubber gloves pulled a hidden wall safe open behind a mirrored vanity, revealing a satellite phone and encrypted flash drives.
"She was preparing to flee the country right after the dinner," Agent Miller observed, inspecting the passport photos showing Victoria under a false identity. "She had a private jet scheduled to depart from Teterboro Airport at midnight."
Agent Miller picked up the satellite phone, turning it on to check the recent call logs. Every outgoing call was directed to a single unlisted number registered to a private marina in the Hamptons.
"Get a tactical team to the South Fork immediately," Miller ordered into her radio headset. "Her primary contact is waiting on a yacht near Sag Harbor."
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Back at the penthouse desk, an investigator pulled a heavy iron key out of Victoria's jewelry box. The key bore the distinct crest of an ancient Swiss banking institution located in Zurich.
"She wasn't just stealing his money, Agent Miller," the technician called out, pointing to a document on the desk. "She was transferring the ownership deeds of Arthur's entire real estate portfolio to a foreign holding company."
