Chapter 11 - THE SECRET SAFES
Ethan moved down to the basement, where his personal gun safe and document storage cabinet were located.
The digital lock on his gun safe had been tampered with, cut open using an industrial angle grinder.
All his personal firearms, historical family medals, and property titles had been removed from the steel interior.
However, Brad had missed the floor safe hidden beneath the heavy concrete slab under the workbench.
Ethan pulled back the rubber mat, entering a six-digit combination on the concealed electronic keypad.
The heavy steel door clicked open, revealing a velvet bag containing his father's Vietnam War military medals.
Beside the medals lay a backup hard drive containing raw video footage of his home security system from six months ago.
Ethan pulled the hard drive out, plugging it into a handheld monitor to review the archived footage.
The video timestamped from six months ago showed Brad and Captain Miller standing in his kitchen late at night.
They were handing Jessica a thick stack of hundred-dollar bills while she signed a set of legal transfer documents.
The footage clearly captured Jessica laughing as Brad handed her a glass of champagne to celebrate Ethan’s "death."
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"I have you now," Ethan whispered into the dark basement, a cold smile touching his lips.
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