Chapter 5 - The Masterstroke
The board members shifted uncomfortably in their expensive seats.
They expected Caroline to yell, to cry, or to panic.
Instead, she pressed a button on her remote, overriding David's presentation on the screen.
Suddenly, high-definition security footage filled the wall.
It showed David and Amanda sneaking into the archive room at 2:00 AM.
It showed them physically cutting and pasting Caroline’s signature onto the transfer document.
"What is this?" a board member demanded, glaring at David.
"It's a deepfake!" David stammered, sweating instantly. "She manufactured this video!"
"Did I also manufacture the FBI standing in the hallway?" Caroline asked softly.
The glass doors to the boardroom swung open.
Six federal agents walked in, led by Caroline’s investigator, Marcus.
"David Vance and Amanda Sterling," the lead agent announced, flashing his badge.
"You are both under arrest for corporate fraud, elder abuse, and grand larceny."
Amanda let out a piercing scream, instantly collapsing to her knees.
"I didn't want to! He made me do it!" she wailed, throwing David under the bus again.
David lunged toward the door, but two agents slammed him against the glass wall.
The cold metal of handcuffs clicked around his wrists.
"You can't do this to me! I have your blood!" David screamed at Caroline. "I am your brother!"
The board members gasped in absolute shock.
Caroline stood up, walking slowly toward David until she was inches from his face.
"You share my father's DNA," Caroline whispered, her voice like steel.
"But you have none of his brilliance. You are just a cheap thief in an expensive suit."
She turned her back on him as the agents dragged him out of the room.
Amanda was sobbing hysterically as a female agent read her Miranda rights.
"Caroline, please! I'm your sister! We are family!" Amanda begged.
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"My family is upstairs in my penthouse," Caroline replied coldly.
"And she is finally safe from you."
