Chapter 10 - THE MAN WHO CONFESSED TOO LATE
Marcus Voss asked to speak with investigators two weeks later.
His attorney arranged a formal interview.
I wasn't present.
But Julian later informed me that Marcus had provided information implicating Adrian and Peter Walsh in the medication scheme.
Marcus admitted he had accepted payments and helped facilitate access to the mansion's delivery procedures.
He also acknowledged failing to report suspicious activity.
His statements would need corroboration.
Investigators continued reviewing financial records, communications, and physical evidence.
I sat alone in my study after hearing the news.
Eleven years.
Eleven years of trust.
Gone.
Julian called.
"Damian."
"Yes?"
"Marcus says he regrets it."
I stared.
"Does he?"
"That's what his attorney says."
I looked toward the empty chair where Marcus used to sit.
"Regret doesn't undo what happened."
"No."
Adrian was arrested days later.
The charges concerned the alleged conspiracy, financial transactions, and attempts to interfere with the investigation.
He denied wrongdoing through counsel.
The case would proceed through the courts.
I watched the news report without speaking.
My brother's photograph filled the screen.
The same brother I'd once carried on my shoulders when he was four.
The same boy who cried when our father forgot his birthday.
The same man who now stood accused of arranging my death.
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I turned off the television.
And for the first time in years, I cried.
