Arthur carefully reached through the wooden framing studs and took the small black device.
The little electronic recorder felt cold and light inside his trembling open palm.
Leo climbed out of the damaged wall space with his father gentle helping hand.
Arthur wrapped his arms around his small dusty son and held him very tight.
He checked the boy arms and face for any serious injuries or deep cuts.
Leo was shaking from fear but his young voice remained clear and remarkably brave.
Arthur stood up slowly and turned his dark gaze toward his wife Sarah.
Sarah was leaning against the front entry hallway console table with a terrified expression.
Arthur asked her with a loud angry voice what she had done to his son.
Sarah shook her head rapidly and insisted that it was all a huge misunderstanding.
She claimed that Leo had crawled into the wall space by himself while playing.
She said that the partition door locked accidentally from the outside during the game.
Leo immediately pointed his small dust covered finger directly at his stepping mother Sarah.
He told his father that Sarah had intentionally locked him inside the dark cavity.
He said that Sarah wanted to stop him from telling anyone about her secret phone calls.
Arthur pressed the small play button on the side of the digital recording device.
A clear audio recording began playing loudly through the quiet hallway space.
Sarah own voice echoed clearly from the tiny speaker on the front of the machine.
She was speaking to an unknown person about moving money from Arthur private trust bank account.
The recording revealed her plan to transfer millions of dollars to an offshore bank.
She had mentioned clearing out the family trust fund before the upcoming weekend arrived.
Arthur felt his stomach drop as he listened to every harsh spoken detail on tape.
Sarah faced turned completely white as the audio recording continued to play loudly.
She realized that her entire carefully constructed deceit had been exposed in seconds.
Arthur reached into his front pocket and pulled out his cell phone to call authorities.
He dialed three simple numbers while keeping his protective eye on his young son.
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