Camilla listened to it with Edoardo and a detective present.
Her father’s voice filled the room.
“If you’re hearing this, then Vittorio has returned.”
Camilla covered her mouth.
Her father sounded tired, but unmistakably himself.
“I made a mistake twenty years ago. I trusted a man who presented himself as a friend. He wanted to purchase several properties in this neighborhood, but there was more to his plans than he admitted.”
The recording crackled.
“He was using people to gain access to buildings that were scheduled for renovation. He wanted certain documents destroyed before a legal dispute could expose what he’d done.”
The detective leaned forward.
“What documents?” Camilla whispered.
Her father’s voice continued.
“I found evidence that several properties had been transferred using forged signatures. I refused to help him. I kept copies of the original records, and I hid them where he would never think to look.”
A pause followed.
