Chapter 6 - The Secret Will
Detective Miller walked into the office, carrying a sealed evidence bag containing Victoria's personal handbag.
"We searched Victoria's estate in River Oaks three hours ago under a federal search warrant," Detective Miller reported.
"We found three tins of industrial arsenic hidden inside a floor safe in her master closet."
"Along with a newly drafted legal will prepared by her personal attorney two weeks ago."
Detective Miller laid the paper across the desk, pointing to the beneficiary signature lines near the bottom.
The draft stipulated that in the event of the twins' deaths, their share of the eight-million-dollar trust transferred directly to Victoria.
Bypassing Trevor completely.
"She was playing both of you, Sarah," Detective Miller stated gravely.
"She used Trevor's emotional codependency to isolate you, and she planned to eliminate Trevor next once the estate cleared."
My stomach churned with absolute revulsion as I looked at the dark ink on the legal document.
"Where is Trevor now?" I asked, my voice dropping into an icy register.
"He's downstairs in Interrogation Room B," Detective Miller answered.
"He's currently undergoing questioning as an accessory to capital murder before the grand jury convenes tomorrow morning."
I stood up from my chair, adjusting my coat over my shoulders.
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"I want to see him," I demanded, looking Detective Miller straight in the eye.
"I want to look him in the face before he goes to prison."
