Chapter 12 - The Balcony Was About Millions
Michael and Daniel co-owned Voss-Mercer Technologies.
A pending acquisition valued the company at $180 million.
Daniel opposed the deal.
Michael wanted it desperately.
If Daniel died before the shareholder vote, a temporary voting agreement
could shift control of Daniel’s shares to an executive committee.
Michael chaired that committee.
Investigators found draft documents analyzing exactly that scenario.
They also found messages with a buyer representative discussing how
Daniel’s absence could “unlock the vote.”
The buyer denied knowledge of any plan to harm Daniel and suspended the
representative.
No evidence established a broader conspiracy.
But Michael’s own files were devastating.
He had searched:
balcony railing failure investigation
accidental fall liability private residence
temporary voting control after shareholder death
Daniel closed the laptop.
The loosened glass had not been random vandalism.
The investor reception had created the perfect setting for an apparent
accident.
Evan had accidentally discovered the person preparing it.
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So Michael improvised.
And Lily became the person he intended everyone to blame.
