“What purpose?”
She closed the office door.
Then she placed a second folder on the desk.
“This.”
Inside were copies of company records, emails, financial statements, and documents bearing Harrison’s signature.
At first, the numbers meant little to me.
Then Margaret explained.
Richard had discovered that Harrison was secretly transferring money out of several family businesses into companies controlled by his closest associates.
Some transfers were legitimate business expenses.
Others were not.
Millions of dollars had disappeared through fabricated consulting agreements, inflated invoices, and loans that were never repaid.
Richard had confronted his son.
Harrison denied everything.
Then Richard hired independent accountants to investigate.
The investigation uncovered a pattern of financial misconduct that could expose Harrison to civil lawsuits and potentially criminal charges, depending on what investigators established.
Before Richard could complete his response, he died.
Harrison inherited control of the family businesses.
But he didn’t inherit everything.
