The police detained both Mark and Caroline on the spot. Because the financial documents and forged signatures were physically in the briefcase outside the security zone, the authorities had immediate probable cause to freeze all the accounts pending a full federal investigation.
Two hours later, I was back at the kitchen table, enjoying a fresh, completely unaltered cup of coffee. Mark was spending his evening in a holding cell with very limited bathroom privileges, and Caroline was facing charges as an accessory to grand theft.
He wanted to leave me with absolutely nothing, but his own greed—and a very well-timed cup of spiked coffee—turned his grand escape into a public disaster. Tomorrow, my lawyer would file for absolute divorce, and for the first time in years, the future smelled incredibly fresh.
