Within two hours, Mark, Sarah, and Officer Miller were seated in the precinct's investigation office, staring at a high-definition monitor displaying park entrance footage from earlier that morning.
Officer Miller: Freeze frame right there. Timestamp 11:14 AM.
On the screen, a dark silver SUV pulled up near the bush line. A man in a dark hoodie stepped out carrying a black duffel bag, walked directly toward the bushes, and returned empty-handed two minutes later.
Mark: Zoom in on that license plate!
Officer Miller: Enhancing... Texas plate, KTX-889. Registered to Richard Vance.
Sarah: My own brother... My own brother tried to harm my daughter just to get control of an inheritance trust fund!
Mark: He didn't just target the family, Sarah. He wanted an "accident" that would distract us so we wouldn't show up to the probate court hearing tomorrow morning!
Sarah: He knew if we missed the hearing, the judge would award default control of the $2 million estate and mortgage rights to him!
Officer Miller: Attempted severe assault with a deadly instrument, child endangerment, and attempted fraud. That's a minimum fifteen-year prison sentence in Texas.
Mark: Is there a squad car heading to his house right now?
Officer Miller: We have two units outside his apartment complex right now. But we need a solid witness statement from you to seal the arrest warrant.
Sarah: I will testify against him myself. I don't care that he's my blood. He put my daughter in deadly danger!
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