Chapter 5 - Martha Steps Forward From The Front Church Pew
An elegant older woman with immaculate silver hair, sitting quietly alone in the front row of the sanctuary, slowly stood up from the wooden pew. Martha straightened the lapels of her dark emerald green dress with unhurried, terrifying grace. She reached into her expensive leather handbag, retrieved a sleek black leather folder, and pulled out an official Department of Justice shield. The gold badge gleamed under the soft church lights, confirming her true identity as the senior federal investigator directing the entire multi-state sting operation.
William stared at the elderly woman in utter disbelief, his brain struggling to reconcile the harmless wedding guest with a federal commander.
"Martha? You... you sat at my rehearsal dinner," William stammered, his voice barely rising above a whisper.
Martha offered a cold, humorless smile that didn't reach her sharp eyes as she walked toward the steps of the altar.
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"I attended a lot of things over the past eight months, William, cataloging every single illegal wire transfer and threat you made," Martha stated smoothly.
She took her place beside Sarah, forming an unbreakable wall of justice that signaled the absolute end of the groom's corrupt empire.
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