The lead police officer reviewed the phone logs carefully while Mark paced around.
The IP address from the threatening messages matched a digital tower nearby.
Mark called his estate financial manager, Richard, who arrived twenty minutes later.
Richard stepped into the foyer looking nervous, wiping sweat from his red forehead.
"Mark, I came as soon as I heard what happened," Richard said quickly.
Elena noticed Richard's hands were shaking as he gripped his leather briefcase tight.
"We found out someone was trying to blackmail Victoria," Mark told his manager.
"They wanted to force her to sell off the baby's trust fund assets."
Richard took a step back toward the open front door of the mansion.
"That is terrible news, Mark, but surely it was an outside criminal."
The officer walked over to Richard, showing him the official phone network report.
"The messages came from a phone registered under your corporate office account, sir."
Richard's face drained of color as he turned to run toward his car.
Two officers blocked his path instantly, grabbing his arms and holding him fast.
Richard had been stealing from the family estate funds for over three years.
He created the fake threat to force Victoria into transferring the trust money.
Victoria collapsed onto the couch, weeping with a sudden wave of deep relief.
Mark realized his wife was a terrified victim of an evil financial trap.
He walked over to Victoria, wrapping his arms around her in heartfelt comfort.