Chapter 8 - Ethan Had Seen the Kitchen Too
Ethan had seen it three mornings earlier.
Rebecca stood in the kitchen before Richard came downstairs.
She opened one of his supplement capsules.
She poured something from a tiny packet inside.
Then she closed it.
Ethan thought she was fixing medicine.
Rebecca saw him.
She told him never to touch adult medicine.
That afternoon, she began asking about his camera.
Richard felt sick.
The detectives collected the coffee machine, supplement bottles, and
packets from Rebecca’s bathroom.
Testing later found a prescription sedative in one bottle.
Not enough to kill Richard.
Enough to impair him.
Enough to make him confused.
Enough to make someone question his judgment.
Richard looked at the trust again.
If he became medically incapacitated, Rebecca could petition to become
Ethan’s temporary guardian.
She could also seek control over certain trust assets.
The financial motive was becoming clearer.
But one question remained.
Why Laura?
Why three years earlier?
The answer came from Laura’s bank folder.
She had discovered Rebecca and Stephen were involved in an investment
fraud scheme.
They used elderly patients connected to Stephen’s practice.
Laura planned to report them.
Two weeks later, she died.
Richard stared at the dates.
This was bigger than his family.
Rebecca had not simply wanted money.
She had been afraid Laura would expose a crime.
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And now Ethan had accidentally recorded the conversation that could
finally reopen everything.
