The young corporate lawyer had turned completely pale.

Detective Miller carefully inspected the contents of Valerie’s leather purse.

Inside, officers discovered two valid international passports, eight thousand dollars in cash, a prescription bottle with the text deliberately scraped off, and printed flight details for a late evening departure from the local airport to Europe.

They also recovered a legal power of attorney document dated just three days prior.

The document granted Valerie full control over all of Christopher’s personal assets, corporate shares, and bank accounts.