a place no mother would normally search.
Later, Ethan remembered exactly what Derek had told him.
“You’re going to need this when you take the box to your dad’s things.”
Then:
“If your mom finds the box first, she won’t be able to open it. So keep the key secret.”
When police opened the case, they found financial records.
Copies of checks.
Transfer papers.
And a flash drive.
At first glance, the documents made Ryan look guilty.
They appeared to show him moving money out of a small business he
