Chapter 16 - The Unraveling Thread

The suspicion of an insider leak turned the firm’s once-orderly halls into a maze of guarded glances and careful whispers. Evelyn spent the early hours of the morning analyzing access logs with a trusted forensic IT specialist. The breadcrumbs didn't point to a mid-level analyst or a rogue paralegal; they pointed straight to the senior executive floor.
Tracing the digital breadcrumbs late into the night. Nguồn: EmirMemedovski / Getty Images
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Every time a fraudulent wire transfer had been authorized, a specific administrative token had been activated from within Arthur Vance’s personal office suite. Evelyn stared at the glowing monitor, a cold realization settling over her. Arthur hadn't just been trying to protect the firm from "splash damage"—he had been orchestrating the frame job from the start to cover his own failing offshore ventures.
She downloaded the decrypted audit trail onto a secure, encrypted drive. The evidence was ironclad, but revealing it meant taking on the founding partner of her own law firm.
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