Marcus whispered, “The final piece.”
The tape continued.
“Alex, he gave the confession to Caroline.”
Every person in the room turned toward me.
I shook my head.
“No.”
Daniel’s voice continued.
“She doesn’t know.”
My breath caught.
“The number I gave her is not the confession. It unlocks the record that proves where the confession is stored.”
Marcus searched through the documents.
He found a deposit receipt.
First Federal Archive Vault.
Box 731904.
I stared.
Daniel had turned me into a guardian without telling me.
Alexander looked devastated.
“He used you.”
“Yes.”
Then Daniel’s voice softened.
“Caroline, if you hear this, I’m sorry.”
Exactly what the video had said.
“I chose you because Alex trusted you more than anyone alive.”
Alexander looked at me.
Daniel continued.
“And because Richard Brooks trusted you too.”
I blinked.
“What?”
I had met Alexander’s father only twice before he d/i/ed.
