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a “traveling consultant,” I had built fraud investigation systems for banks, hospitals, and private estates. I knew how thieves moved money. I knew how abusers isolated victims. I knew how arrogance made criminals lazy.
The refrigerator was empty. My wife’s hands were trembling. And upstairs, my daughter was livestreaming her new designer bag, bought with the money meant for food. “Dad won’t do anything,” Mia whispered to her boyfriend.
Mia had used Elena’s card for $38,000 in six weeks.
Brent had sold three pieces from Elena’s jewelry box.
