During the review, an independent accountant found a maintenance invoice dated two days after Laura's crash.
The invoice referred to a company-owned delivery truck.
It recorded damage to the front passenger side and replacement of several exterior parts.
The account number was assigned to Westbridge Supply Services.
Richard stared at it.
At first, the invoice seemed ordinary.
Construction trucks were damaged frequently.
Minor collisions happened.
Parts were replaced.
But the date troubled him.
November nineteenth, 2020.
Two days after Laura died.
He remembered the original crash report mentioning unexplained damage to the side of her car.
He looked toward the invoice again.
Then called the attorney.
Within days, investigators obtained the available maintenance records through the appropriate legal process.
The repair shop's records identified the vehicle and work performed.
Additional company records connected the truck to the Millbrook project.
And a former dispatcher confirmed that the vehicle had been assigned to a driver working under Adrian's supervision during the week Laura died.
None of that alone proved the truck struck Laura's car.
But the facts were significant enough to warrant further investigation.
The driver had left the company years earlier.
His name was attached to an old delivery route log.
Daniel recognized it.
He remembered seeing the name in the records Laura examined.
When investigators located the man, he initially refused to speak about the collision.
Then, after obtaining legal advice, he provided information that changed the case.
On November seventeenth, Adrian had instructed him to follow a vehicle toward the old Millbrook office.
The driver admitted that he knew the woman inside was Laura Bennett.
He said Adrian wanted to prevent her from reaching the meeting.
He had been told to frighten her into turning around.
The driver claimed he did not intend to kill anyone.
But his vehicle came dangerously close to Laura's car during the rainstorm.
There was contact.
Laura lost control.
And the crash followed.
The driver fled.
Adrian later arranged repairs to the company truck and instructed him not to discuss what happened.
When the investigators asked why he remained silent for six years, the man gave an answer Richard would never forget.
“I was afraid of losing everything.”
Richard heard that statement during a meeting with the attorney.
He sat motionless.
Then whispered, “She lost her life.”
The attorney said nothing.
Richard stared at the documents.
The driver had been afraid of losing his job.
His money.
His freedom.
Laura lost the chance to raise her children.
Maya lost her mother at twelve.
Ethan lost her when he was five.
And Richard lost six years believing a lie.
He looked toward the window.
Then asked, “Can they prove Adrian ordered it?”
The attorney answered carefully.