Ariadna covers her mouth.
“No.”
You hate the word because it is the first place the mind runs when truth is too horrific.
No.
But no does not protect anyone.
Evidence does.
Rachel immediately contacts Detective Vega.
The case expands from domestic violence and financial exploitation into possible insurance fraud, forgery, and attempted endangerment. The DA’s office assigns a special prosecutor. Search warrants are requested. Bank subpoenas follow.
Mauricio and Hortensia do not know yet.
For once, you are ahead of them.
That is where you plan to stay.
Two weeks later, police execute search warrants at Mauricio’s office, his hotel room, and Hortensia’s apartment.
The news breaks before noon.
Los Angeles Attorney Under Investigation After Alleged Assault on Wife and Suspicious Financial Transfers
Eduardo Castillo’s firm issues a statement saying Mauricio has been placed on leave.
You read it to Ariadna.
She says nothing.
Then she asks, “Does that make me bad?”
“What?”
