“One more outburst and you’ll be held in contempt and remanded to lockup!”

Ethan shrank back into his chair. Rachel looked directly at the judge.

“I asked him to stop. I told him Olivia was going to find out. He just laughed. He told me she was too busy with her spreadsheets to notice, and that there was so much money left, she’d never miss it.”

That was the final nail. The absolute confirmation of his arrogance. Lauren displayed the final, fatal exhibit. The forensic data recovery report from the hidden hard drive.

“Your Honor,” Lauren said, handing the bound report to the bailiff.

“This is a sworn affidavit from a certified digital forensics examiner. It confirms that the electronic signature used to authorize the fraudulent wire transfers was illegally cloned from a legitimate prior tax document and repurposed by the respondent without the petitioner’s knowledge or consent.”