Then the guards removed Thomas from the room.

The following morning, Valerie cold-heartedly informed Christopher that his father had passed away from a medication overdose.

“They needed a fresh body to execute their plan,” Christopher explained quietly.

The corporate partnership agreement contained a specific clause: if Christopher died, voting control of his shares passed temporarily to his spouse until the estate was settled.

With the forged power of attorney and Valerie falsely identifying the body at the morgue, Samuel planned to complete the asset transfer before anyone questioned the death.

A quick, closed-casket funeral would eliminate the evidence.