Chapter 12 - The Hidden Security Camera Footage Exposes The Truth
Special Agent Vance dropped down from the helicopter rope ladder, hitting the dirt path with a heavy thud. He leveled his service weapon directly at Viktor Mercer's chest without hesitation.
"Drop the key, Viktor. You're surrounded by federal marshals on all sides," Agent Vance commanded firmly. Viktor smiled calmly, looking down at the dark, churning Atlantic waves crashing far below.
"You want the real evidence of the Mercer estate's crimes? It's not on paper," Viktor said smoothly. He tossed the small brass key out over the cliff edge, watching it disappear into the gray fog.
"What did you just throw away?" Maren demanded, holding Elodie tightly behind her back. "The key to the digital archives hidden inside the estate's foundation," Viktor replied with a chilling grin.
"We already mirrored your hard drives from the Manhattan tower an hour ago, Viktor," Agent Vance noted coolly. Viktor's smile finally faltered, his ancient face twisting in sudden, genuine panic.
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Agent Miller stepped forward from the landing zone, holding a ruggedized tactical tablet in his hands. He tapped the screen, and a live security camera feed from the East Wing of the estate projected outward.
The video showed Eleanor Vance—Maren's late mother—locked inside a soundproof room five years ago. The audio captured Viktor and Celestine arguing over the exact same medical trust documents that had ruined their lives.
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