“Their acceptance triggers a mandatory investigation that allows all this evidence to be handed to the prosecution.”

I finally understood the genius of my father’s final play.

“He made them believe they’d won, just so they’d incriminate themselves by signing the papers.”

Suddenly there was a sharp knock on the study door, and my brother Kyle walked in.

He looked exhausted and guilty, carrying a leather folder into the room.

“I came because there’s one more thing you both need to hear before the meeting tomorrow.”

He sat down and played an audio recording from his phone that filled the room with Tabitha’s cold voice.