An hour later, detective Robert arrived at the large Dallas mansion.
He walked around the grand foyer while taking photographs of the scene.
Detective Robert: Mr. Miller, we need to examine your father office space.
Mark: Follow me right this way, detective.
Mark walked up the stairs while holding Tommy asleep in his arms.
He led the detective into the dark wood panelled study down the hall.
A large metal safe stood built into the wall behind the desk.
Detective Robert: Do you know the combination code for this safe?
Mark: Victoria kept the code hidden from me for three months.
Mark reached into his pocket and pulled out a small piece of paper.
Mark: I found this written down inside her personal handbag earlier.
He stepped up to the silver dial and turned it carefully four times.
The heavy iron safe door clicked loudly and swung open slowly.
Inside lay thick manila envelopes stacked neatly on top of each other.
Detective Robert pulled out the top folder labeled with red ink markers.
Detective Robert: This contains bank statements from overseas accounts.
Mark: My father never mentioned any accounts outside the United States.
Detective Robert: That is because these accounts are registered under Victoria name.
The detective flipped through the crisp pages with clean white gloves.
Detective Robert: She was transferring large sums of money out of the business.
Mark: She was draining my father estate before he passed away.
Detective Robert: It looks like systematic financial fraud over three years.
Mark shook his head in absolute disbelief at the shocking discovery.
Victoria had pretended to care for his aging father while stealing millions.
She had planned to eliminate Mark legal custody rights over the inheritance.
Mark: She wanted everything for herself, no matter what it took.
Detective Robert: This paper trail gives us enough evidence to hold her.