Chapter 10 - THE BETRAYAL INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Captain Marcus Vale was suspended pending investigation.
The red ledger revealed payments routed through intermediaries connected to several officers.
Internal affairs began reviewing old cases.
Evidence had disappeared.
Witness statements had been altered.
And investigations into Harbor Crest had repeatedly been closed without explanation.
Harper testified about the threats against Noah.
Owen provided records showing how Vale had interfered with the investigation.
Rose Bellini identified the men who had attacked her.
The case expanded.
Then a former officer came forward.
He admitted that Harbor Crest had paid him to provide information about investigations.
He also identified the man who had ordered the attack on Rose.
Victor Harlan.
A developer with political connections and a long history of questionable business practices.
Harper recognized the name.
Harlan had been involved in nearly every major waterfront redevelopment project for fifteen years.
He was also a longtime associate of Lucian Ferraro.
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The investigation was no longer about one assault outside a flower shop.
It was about a city that had spent years pretending not to see what was happening.
