Chapter 5 - Daniel Used Claire’s Login Without Permission
Months earlier, Daniel had asked Claire for her reserve-account
password.
He said he needed to reimburse a contractor while she was driving.
Claire dictated it.
She never changed it.
Daniel admitted using her credentials twice afterward.
Not to steal money, he insisted.
Thomas asked him to approve urgent payments while Claire was
unavailable.
Daniel assumed Claire already knew.
“Did you tell her?”
“No.”
Claire stared at him.
“So Margaret thought I approved them because you logged in as me.”
Daniel looked sick.
“Two of them.”
Digital records would later confirm three.
Thomas had created a system where family members used each other’s
credentials because everyone trusted him.
That trust destroyed accountability.
Richard ordered the reserve account frozen pending independent review.
Legitimate household expenses would move through a temporary account
requiring dual approval.
Thomas accused him of overreacting.
Richard answered:
“We just learned a dead woman may be alive and half a million dollars
has no complete documentation.”
Then Margaret’s phone rang.
Her accountant had traced North Lake Services.
The company did not operate a rehabilitation facility.
It owned a condominium overlooking Lake Michigan.
Purchased nine months earlier.
Purchase price:
$428,000.
Richard looked at Thomas.
“Who lives there?”
Thomas closed his eyes.
“Eleanor.”
Margaret asked:
“Then why hide the property behind Andrew’s company?”
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Thomas whispered:
“Because the condo isn’t only Eleanor’s.”
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