Evelyn: How dare you insinuate something terrible happened in this house[cite: 1]! I raised Clara after her father passed away[cite: 1]!
Daniel: You raised her to fear you, Evelyn[cite: 1]. I saw the marks on her spirit every time she spoke about this estate[cite: 1].
Julian: You've been deployed overseas for six months, Daniel[cite: 1]. You don't know what was happening here day to day[cite: 1].
Daniel: I know my wife called me three nights ago, crying and begging me to request emergency leave[cite: 1].
Evelyn: She was stressed about the family business and the pending audit[cite: 1]! The doctors said her heart simply couldn't handle the anxiety[cite: 1].
Daniel: Clara ran marathons[cite: 1]. Her heart was perfectly healthy when I deployed[cite: 1].
Julian stepped forward, setting his whiskey glass down on the glass coffee table with a sharp, heavy clink[cite: 1]. He adjusted the lapels of his suit jacket, trying to maintain an air of complete composure[cite: 1].
Julian: Look, Captain[cite: 1]. We know you're grieving, but making scene in front of the family guests isn't going to bring her back[cite: 1]. Hand over whatever she was clutching so we can put her to rest properly[cite: 1].
Daniel: This drive stays with me[cite: 1].
Evelyn: That belongs to the estate[cite: 1]! Anything inside this house belongs to the family foundation[cite: 1]!
Daniel: Clara was my wife[cite: 1]. Her personal belongings belong to me under federal law[cite: 1].
Evelyn: You married her six months before your deployment[cite: 1]! You barely know her[cite: 1]!
Daniel: I know enough to know she didn't trust either of you with her life insurance policy or her mother's inheritance[cite: 1].
Julian’s eyes darted toward his mother for a fraction of a second, a flicker of genuine panic crossing his face[cite: 1]. He smoothed down his necktie and took another step toward Daniel[cite: 1].
Julian: Give me the drive, Daniel[cite: 1]. Don't make me call the military police to have you escorted out of this memorial service[cite: 1].
Daniel: Go ahead and call them, Julian[cite: 1]. I'm an officer in the United States Army[cite: 1]. Let's see whose side the military police take when I report a suspicious death[cite: 1].
Evelyn: Suspicious[cite: 1]? The death certificate is already signed by the county coroner[cite: 1]!
Daniel: A coroner who happens to sit on the board of directors for your husband's medical corporation[cite: 1].
Evelyn: That is a complete coincidence[cite: 1]!
Daniel: There are no coincidences in a house worth forty million dollars[cite: 1].
Daniel turned on his heel, walking straight toward the front entrance of the mansion[cite: 1]. He didn't look back as Evelyn screamed his name across the marble entryway, nor did he stop when Julian shouted for the security guards at the main gate[cite: 1]. He had served two tours in active combat zones, and he recognized the smell of a trap long before the wire was pulled[cite: 1]. He unzipped his military gear bag inside his rental sedan, pulled out his secure military laptop, and inserted the tiny black drive into the side USB port[cite: 1].