Chapter 19 - THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
By four o'clock in the morning, Clara and Ethan arrived at the Federal Bureau of Investigation field office in New Haven.
Special Agent Miller was waiting for them in a secure briefing room, drinking hot black coffee from a styrofoam cup.
Clara placed the red leather ledger and the original 1998 documents onto the steel conference table before the agent.
"This ledger contains fifty-two entries detailing offshore wire transfers to public officials over twenty-five years," Clara stated.
Agent Miller put on white cotton gloves, carefully opening the ledger and examining the handwriting and official bank stamps.
"If these Nassau bank stamps match our digital records, this will dismantle the entire Sterling political network," Miller confirmed.
"What about Julian Sterling? He tried to murder Clara in Greenwich three hours ago," Ethan interjected firmly.
"State troopers are surrounding the Greenwich estate right now, Mr. Vance... Julian won't make it to the airport," Miller assured them.
A junior agent stepped into the room, holding a tablet and leaning down to whisper into Agent Miller's ear.
Agent Miller’s expression turned grim as he looked up from the ledger, his eyes fixing on Clara with serious concern.
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"We have a situation, Clara... Eleanor Sterling has just been admitted to the hospital under emergency guard."
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