Chapter 6 - Anna Hid Something in Storage
The key belonged to a rented storage unit.
Lily knew only that Anna had once taken her there and said, “If anything
happens, keep this away from Marlene.”
Daniel passed the information to investigators rather than trying to
open the unit himself.
The unit was rented under Anna Mercer’s name.
Inside were household boxes, winter coats, a broken lamp, and a locked
metal document case.
The case contained payroll records from the care facility where Anna
worked.
Daniel recognized the company name.
Northbridge Living.
His real-estate firm had considered buying a property leased to one of
its affiliates two years earlier.
He had declined after questions about operating expenses.
Now he saw the same name again.
The records suggested employees had been paid for shifts they never
worked and residents had been billed for services they never received.
They did not establish who had done it.
But one signature appeared repeatedly.
Graham Voss.
Marlene’s brother.
The man in the gray sedan.
Daniel realized Lily had not merely witnessed something frightening.
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Her mother had collected records that could expose a business someone
was desperate to protect.
