One of his men glanced toward my mother.
Suddenly…
Brandon jumped to his feet.
“Don’t drag me into this!”
“Take her!”
“She’s got jewelry…”
“A pension…”
“Relatives with property…”
“She brought all the paperwork!”
My mother stared at him in disbelief.
“Brandon…”
“I gave you everything.”
He laughed bitterly.
“That was your choice.”
“I’m not going down for you.”
For years my mother had preached that blood came before everything.
She sacrificed her daughter-in-law…
Her grandson…
Even her own son…
To protect her favorite nephew.
Now…
That same nephew offered her up to save himself.
Victor reached for the briefcase.
That was the signal.
Every door burst open at once.
“State Police!”
“Nobody move!”
Investigators flooded the restaurant.
Victor’s crew was arrested.
Brandon collapsed to his knees.
Every confession…
Every threat…
Every fraudulent document…
Had been recorded.
At the same moment…
Other officers arrested the corrupt title officer and the man who impersonated me.
