Chapter 5 - Edward Loses His Arrogant Political Shield
“You can’t touch me! Do you know who my campaign donors are?! The mayor is eating dinner at my country club tonight!” Edward yelled defiantly.
Detective Vance pulled her department cell phone from her holster and tapped the screen twice with absolute calm.
“Let’s check how loyal your political friends are once the local news broadcasts your arrest record across the state,” the detective replied smoothly.
She dialed a direct extension to the precinct dispatcher, issuing an immediate order for a multi-jurisdictional search warrant.
“Dispatch, execute search warrant Omega-Seven on the Vance residence immediately and secure all corporate hard drives,” Detective Vance commanded.
Edward’s knees buckled underneath him, his arrogant facade finally crumbling into a pathetic display of absolute terror.
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“You’re destroying my life over a couple of family spats? Kids fall down stairs every single day!” Edward shrieked frantically.
“These aren't stairs injuries, Mr. Vance; these are textbook patterns of repetitive blunt force trauma documented by an emergency physician,” Dr. Miller interjected firmly.
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