Daniel: There’s a space behind here... a whole hidden room[span_55](start_span)[span_55](end_span).
Sarah: Step away from it, Daniel. Please, let's just grab Lily and go to a hotel[span_56](start_span)[span_56](end_span).
Daniel: There are clothes in here. Sarah, there are personal belongings[span_57](start_span)[span_57](end_span)!... Wait, is that a purse?[span_58](start_span)[span_58](end_span)
Daniel reached inside the cavity, his hand brushing against cold fabric[span_59](start_span)[span_59](end_span). He pulled out a dusty leather handbag and a small metal lockbox[span_60](start_span)[span_60](end_span). His fingers were shaking as he blew the thick layer of dust off the leather surface[span_61](start_span)[span_61](end_span).
Lily: Is that the lady's bag?[span_62](start_span)[span_62](end_span)
Daniel: Stay back, Lily. Go into the living room[span_63](start_span)[span_63](end_span).
Sarah: Listen to your father, Lily! Go downstairs right now[span_64](start_span)[span_64](end_span)!
Lily backed out of the room quietly, leaving Daniel and Sarah standing in the cold air of the bedroom[span_65](start_span)[span_65](end_span). Daniel opened the zipper of the handbag and pulled out a wallet[span_66](start_span)[span_66](end_span). Inside was a driver’s license belonging to a young woman named Clara Vance, along with several credit cards and a legal document[span_67](start_span)[span_67](end_span).
Daniel: Clara Vance... Sarah, that was the name of the previous homeowner’s sister[span_68](start_span)[span_68](end_span). The one they said moved to Europe six years ago[span_69](start_span)[span_69](end_span).
Sarah: I don't know who that is. I don't remember[span_70](start_span)[span_70](end_span).
Daniel: You do remember. You handled the real estate closing documents with the lawyer! You talked to her family’s estate executor[span_71](start_span)[span_71](end_span)!
Sarah: That was business, Daniel! I didn't pry into their personal lives[span_72](start_span)[span_72](end_span)!
Daniel unlocked the small metal box using a key that was taped to the bottom[span_73](start_span)[span_73](end_span). Inside lay a stack of folded legal papers—a certified last will and testament—and a sealed audio cassette tape[span_74](start_span)[span_74](end_span).
Daniel: This is an original copy of a trust fund agreement... and a will[span_75](start_span)[span_75](end_span). It leaves the entire property and estate to Clara, not her brother[span_76](start_span)[span_76](end_span).
Sarah: Put it back. Daniel, we need to leave this house right now[span_77](start_span)[span_77](end_span).
Daniel: Why are you so eager to hide this? Look at me, Sarah! What do you know about this wall?[span_78](start_span)[span_78](end_span)
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