We hurried inside my personal lawyer's office downtown ten minutes later.
David Vance, my trusted legal attorney, greeted us with deep concern.
He cleared off his wooden desk and invited Leo to sit down.
Leo unzipped his worn canvas backpack with quick, frantic movements.
He pulled out a thick yellow envelope bound by heavy rubber bands.
Leo: Mom told me to keep this safe no matter what happened.
David: Let us see what your mother preserved for all these years.
David carefully opened the envelope and spread the documents across his desk.
My eyes scanned the legal seals and official state birth records rapidly.
The documents proved Clara was born alive and healthy in ninety-four.
They also contained a signed confession from the hospital director himself.
David: This is extraordinary evidence of illegal child concealment and trust fraud.
Arthur: Richard falsified her death to steal her trust fund inheritance.
David: Exactly. The family fortune was supposed to pass directly to her.
Leo: Where is my mom now? Is she hungry and cold?
Arthur: We are going to find out right now, my sweet boy.
David picked up his desk telephone and dialed the city precinct judge.
David: Your Honor, we need an emergency search warrant issued immediately.
He explained the kidnap allegation and fraud evidence over the speakerphone.
The judge agreed to sign the emergency order within thirty minutes.
Meanwhile, my phone buzzed with an unknown text message notification.
I opened the screen and saw a photograph of a locked door.
The message read that we should drop the charges or regret it.
Arthur: Richard knows we went straight to the legal authorities.
David: He is desperate because his financial empire is crumbling completely.
Leo: I know where that green door is located, Grandpa!
Arthur: Are you sure, Leo? Where did you see it before?
Leo: It is at the old family cabin near Pine Lake!
David motioned for the police department to track that specific address.
David: Officers are moving to that exact location right this second.
Arthur: I am coming with them to make sure she is safe.