Another was a private estate in Santa Barbara.
The third was a commercial building in downtown Los Angeles.
All three were linked to the same legal representative.
Jonathan Pierce.
Alexander looked at the records.
“He’s been telling us the money is gone.”
“Some of it may be,” Rebecca replied. “But these properties could still contain recoverable assets.”
Emily studied the ownership documents.
“Then we need to establish who really owns them.”
Rebecca nodded.
“And we need to determine whether the properties were purchased with the missing money.”
The next stage of the investigation would be decided not in a ballroom or a boardroom, but in a courtroom.
And Margaret Hale knew it.
That evening, she disappeared from public view.
Her lawyers announced that she had traveled abroad for personal reasons.
But her private jet had not left California.
According to the flight records, it had been moved to a hangar at a small regional airport.
Margaret was preparing to leave.
And she was taking something with her.
The missing amendment to the Carter trust.
