Chapter 5 - Claire Finds the Missing Millions
An independent forensic accountant reviewed the records.
The first questionable total was $3.8 million.
Then $6.2 million.
Some transactions had legitimate explanations. Others did not.
Money had moved through vendor contracts, event companies, and
property-management fees into entities linked to Ryan and Madison.
The accountant refused to call all of it theft before documentation was
complete.
Then she found a $1.4 million transfer made three days before the
rooftop party.
It had been authorized using an electronic approval attributed to
Eleanor.
Eleanor had been in rehabilitation therapy at the recorded time.
Her tablet was locked in her home office.
Security logs showed Ryan entering that office.
Claire stared at the timestamp.
“He didn’t just want control.”
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Margaret nodded.
“He may have needed control to hide what had already happened.”
