Chapter 5 - THE COSTA RICA CONNECTION
The police were building a rock-solid case, but the money was moving too fast. $420,000 had hit the LLC, but Vance informed us that $300,000 had already been wired offshore to a bank in the Cayman Islands.
Sarah, running on pure adrenaline and black coffee, noticed a discrepancy in Martha's recent credit card statements.
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"Dad, look at this," she pointed to the screen. "That 'fake' diamond pendant she bought? The charge is from a high-end jeweler in the city. $45,000. She's converting the stolen cash into high-value, portable assets. Diamonds, Rolexes. Things she can put in a purse and take on a plane to Costa Rica."
Vance immediately filed a motion to confiscate Martha's passport, but a judge had to sign off, and it was Friday afternoon. If Martha and Brenda got on a plane this weekend, the money, and my wife, would be gone forever.
