The Midnight Recording: How a Pentagon Signal Officer Used His Wife's Own Voice to Cover Up a $185,000 Treason Scheme
👉 Previous Choice: You chose Option B – Use Julian’s master key to access Arthur’s private deposit box at First National Bank on K Street.
At precisely 9:00 AM, Evelyn walked into the stately marble lobby of First National Bank on K Street. The air was cool and hushed. She presented Julian’s master key and her spousal identification to the vault manager. The man, impeccably dressed, led her through a heavy steel door into the vault.
He pulled out a small, unassuming safety deposit box. Evelyn opened it, her hands trembling.
Inside, among a few old photographs and a dusty watch, she found what she was looking for. Four carbon-copy pages of military ledger transfers, mirroring the Bank of Geneva receipts. They detailed $185,000 moved out of various supply depots, each transfer stamped with Arthur’s officer signet.
But there was more. Tucked beneath the ledgers were four crisp, official-looking documents. Forged reassignment orders. Julian’s name, his unit designation. Evelyn’s eyes widened as she read the precise coordinates. They intentionally routed his infantry platoon into an unmapped mortar grid in Laos, directly into an enemy ambush zone.
The chill she felt was not from the vault’s temperature. Arthur hadn’t just embezzled. He had orchestrated Julian’s death, signing the order himself. The weight of the documents in her hand felt like a lead shroud.
➡️ Read CHAPTER 12 to continue the story.
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