Chapter 17 - The Fifth Avenue Raid
On Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, three dozen federal agents surrounded the grand limestone mansion owned by Charles Sterling.
A heavy battering ram smashed through the double wrought-iron doors as news helicopters filmed the raid live for national TV.
Evelyn was found in her private dressing room, frantically stuffing diamond jewelry and passports into a leather duffel bag.
"Get your hands off me! You don't know who my father is!" Evelyn shrieked as female federal agents wrestled her to the floor.
Downstairs in the library, Charles Sterling sat behind his mahogany desk, staring quietly at a framed photograph of his family.
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As agents entered the room with drawn weapons, Charles slowly placed a gold fountain pen into his coat pocket and raised his hands.
The Sterling legal dynasty, built on sixty years of corruption and elite protection, had finally crashed to the earth.
