Dad... Lock Every Exit." Moments Later, No One Could Leave. "Dad." "Lock every exit." I spoke quietly into my phone
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Chapter 4 / 5
Chapter 4: A Name Bigger Than Money
Chapter 4: A Name Bigger Than Money
Police officers entered the ballroom with detectives close behind.
They separated witnesses.
Collected statements.
Preserved every recording.
My attacker looked at me with disbelief.
"You planned this."
"No," I answered.
"I prepared for the possibility that one day someone would believe power placed them above accountability."
He laughed bitterly.
"My family owns half this city."
I shook my head.
"Buildings."
"Companies."
"Influence."
"Those can all be bought."
I looked around the silent ballroom.
"But credibility..."
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"Once it's gone, no amount of money can buy it back."
For the first time in his life, he had nothing left to say.
