Family Betrayed Me at Gala! How I Exposed Their Affair | Cheating Stories | Cheating Wife Story
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.080', 'text': 'family betrayed me at Gala. How I'}, {'start': '2.159', 'end': '5.839', 'text': 'exposed their affair. I walked into my'}, {'start': '4.080', 'end': '8.080', 'text': 'own house and found my family waiting to'}, {'start': '5.839', 'end': '10.639', 'text': 'rewrite my life. They chose my best'}, {'start': '8.080', 'end': '12.480', 'text': 'friend over me. If this story grabs you,'}, {'start': '10.639', 'end': '14.000', 'text': 'hit that like button, drop a comment,'}, {'start': '12.480', 'end': '16.160', 'text': 'and subscribe to Viora for more'}, {'start': '14.000', 'end': '18.800', 'text': "heartpounding tales that cut deep. I'm"}, {'start': '16.160', 'end': '22.160', 'text': 'Miles Atwood, 42, a corporate attorney'}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'in Boulder, Colorado. Not a legal titan,'}, {'start': '22.160', 'end': '26.640', 'text': "but I've built a solid life, $3 million"}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '29.760', 'text': 'in assets, a modern ranch house in'}, {'start': '26.640', 'end': '32.640', 'text': 'Chakqua, a Tesla Model Y for me, and a'}, {'start': '29.760', 'end': '34.719', 'text': "Mercedes GLC for my wife Caroline. She's"}, {'start': '32.640', 'end': '36.880', 'text': '39, a nonprofit director with a warm'}, {'start': '34.719', 'end': '38.879', 'text': 'smile that wins donors, and a wit that'}, {'start': '36.880', 'end': '40.640', 'text': 'keeps our dinner parties lively. We met'}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '43.040', 'text': 'at a Denver charity auction, her'}, {'start': '40.640', 'end': '45.680', 'text': 'outbidding me for a Napa wine tour, me'}, {'start': '43.040', 'end': '48.079', 'text': 'stealing her number instead. 10 years'}, {'start': '45.680', 'end': '50.960', 'text': "later, we're the family. Everyone envies"}, {'start': '48.079', 'end': '53.120', 'text': 'two sons, Connor, 18, and Liam, 16, ski'}, {'start': '50.960', 'end': '54.960', 'text': 'trips to Veil. A border collie named'}, {'start': '53.120', 'end': '57.760', 'text': 'Jasper, who fetches frisbes like a pro.'}, {'start': '54.960', 'end': '59.199', 'text': "Life's good. Or so I thought. Caroline's"}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '61.440', 'text': 'the heart of our home, organizing'}, {'start': '59.199', 'end': '63.440', 'text': "fundraisers, coaching Liam's soccer,"}, {'start': '61.440', 'end': '66.240', 'text': 'charming my mom, Evelyn Atwood, who'}, {'start': '63.440', 'end': '68.280', 'text': "lives nearby. I'm the backbone closing"}, {'start': '66.240', 'end': '70.479', 'text': 'deals for tech startups, managing our'}, {'start': '68.280', 'end': '72.880', 'text': 'investments. My office stacked with'}, {'start': '70.479', 'end': '75.360', 'text': 'contracts. My best friend, Keith'}, {'start': '72.880', 'end': '77.920', 'text': 'Randall, is the only wild card. A'}, {'start': '75.360', 'end': '79.840', 'text': "43-year-old venture capitalist. Keith's"}, {'start': '77.920', 'end': '81.840', 'text': 'been my rock since law school godfather'}, {'start': '79.840', 'end': '83.960', 'text': 'to Connor. My wingman through life'}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '86.400', 'text': "storms. I've funneled"}, {'start': '83.960', 'end': '90.640', 'text': '$3000 into his startup fund over the'}, {'start': '86.400', 'end': '92.960', 'text': "years. No questions asked. He's family."}, {'start': '90.640', 'end': '95.119', 'text': "Caroline says I don't blink. I'm the guy"}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '97.360', 'text': 'who delivers last month. Caroline'}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '99.040', 'text': "started slipping. She'd missed dinner."}, {'start': '97.360', 'end': '100.720', 'text': 'Her phone buzzing at odd hours. Her'}, {'start': '99.040', 'end': '104.560', 'text': "laugh forced. I found a man's watch in"}, {'start': '100.720', 'end': '106.880', 'text': 'her car. Silver engraved KR, not mine.'}, {'start': '104.560', 'end': '108.720', 'text': "She shrugged Keith's from a fundraiser."}, {'start': '106.880', 'end': '110.960', 'text': 'He forgot it. I nodded, but doubt crept'}, {'start': '108.720', 'end': '113.320', 'text': 'in cold and sharp. Then came the late'}, {'start': '110.960', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'night texts, her screen angled away her'}, {'start': '113.320', 'end': '118.000', 'text': 'excuses. Work stressed thin. Jasper'}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '120.399', 'text': 'sensed it his ears flat when she came'}, {'start': '118.000', 'end': '122.320', 'text': 'home wreaking of unfamiliar cologne. If'}, {'start': '120.399', 'end': '124.159', 'text': 'this drama hooks you, smash like share'}, {'start': '122.320', 'end': '127.280', 'text': 'your thoughts and join Viora for stories'}, {'start': '124.159', 'end': '129.920', 'text': "that hit home. I didn't snap. I'm a"}, {'start': '127.280', 'end': '132.160', 'text': 'lawyer. Evidence over emotion. I called'}, {'start': '129.920', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'my old law school buddy Owen Pierce, a'}, {'start': '132.160', 'end': '136.959', 'text': "cyber security consultant who' traced a"}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '138.720', 'text': "client's stolen funds in 20. Miles, you"}, {'start': '136.959', 'end': '140.560', 'text': 'sound off, he said over whiskey at the'}, {'start': '138.720', 'end': '142.640', 'text': 'kitchen. I spilled it to watch the'}, {'start': '140.560', 'end': '144.959', 'text': "texts. Caroline's distance could be"}, {'start': '142.640', 'end': '147.280', 'text': 'nothing, he said. Could be trouble. Want'}, {'start': '144.959', 'end': '149.280', 'text': 'me to look quietly? I said. Owen handed'}, {'start': '147.280', 'end': '151.280', 'text': "me a GPS tracker for Caroline's car and"}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '153.760', 'text': 'a key logger for her laptop. Facts'}, {'start': '151.280', 'end': '155.280', 'text': "first, he warned. Don't lose yourself. I"}, {'start': '153.760', 'end': '157.440', 'text': "didn't sleep the guest room silence"}, {'start': '155.280', 'end': '159.360', 'text': "louder than Jasper's snores. The tracker"}, {'start': '157.440', 'end': '161.440', 'text': 'showed Caroline at a Boulder hotel last'}, {'start': '159.360', 'end': '163.879', 'text': 'week. Not the board meeting in Denver.'}, {'start': '161.440', 'end': '166.800', 'text': "She'd claimed I checked our bank app."}, {'start': '163.879', 'end': '169.680', 'text': '$300 for travel expenses. No receipts.'}, {'start': '166.800', 'end': '171.599', 'text': 'Then $1500 at a jewelry store. No new'}, {'start': '169.680', 'end': '173.680', 'text': 'bracelet on her. My gut twisted, but I'}, {'start': '171.599', 'end': '175.440', 'text': 'stayed calm. I installed the key logger.'}, {'start': '173.680', 'end': '177.440', 'text': "Its data streaming to Owen's server and"}, {'start': '175.440', 'end': '179.599', 'text': 'waited. The key logger pinged in two'}, {'start': '177.440', 'end': '182.000', 'text': "days. Caroline's emails to Keith"}, {'start': '179.599', 'end': '184.000', 'text': 'Randall. Her tone flirty. Miles is'}, {'start': '182.000', 'end': '186.640', 'text': 'buried in work. She wrote, "Meet me at'}, {'start': '184.000', 'end': '189.840', 'text': 'the St. Julian 8:00 p.m. Fundraisers are'}, {'start': '186.640', 'end': '191.519', 'text': 'cover my heart sank. Keith my best'}, {'start': '189.840', 'end': '193.920', 'text': 'friend who toasted my promotion last'}, {'start': '191.519', 'end': '196.720', 'text': 'month. His arm around Caroline. I saved'}, {'start': '193.920', 'end': '199.040', 'text': "the emails. My coffee cold. Jasper's"}, {'start': '196.720', 'end': '201.519', 'text': "wine piercing the quiet. This wasn't"}, {'start': '199.040', 'end': '204.159', 'text': 'just a fling. It was a betrayal. I'}, {'start': '201.519', 'end': '206.400', 'text': "didn't confront her. I called Owen. It's"}, {'start': '204.159', 'end': '208.560', 'text': 'Keith. Dig into him. Owen cursed. Your'}, {'start': '206.400', 'end': '210.680', 'text': "wingman. Damn. I'm on it. I hired a PI."}, {'start': '208.560', 'end': '213.120', 'text': 'Sarah, a former DA with a knack for'}, {'start': '210.680', 'end': '215.280', 'text': 'discretion. Track Caroline and Keith. I'}, {'start': '213.120', 'end': '217.440', 'text': 'said, "I need proof." Sarah delivered in'}, {'start': '215.280', 'end': '219.920', 'text': '72 hours photos of Caroline and Keith at'}, {'start': '217.440', 'end': '222.159', 'text': 'a Boulder wine bar, her hand on his arm,'}, {'start': '219.920', 'end': '224.239', 'text': 'his lips grazing her neck. They left for'}, {'start': '222.159', 'end': '227.000', 'text': 'his downtown loft, her Mercedes trailing'}, {'start': '224.239', 'end': '229.519', 'text': 'his BMW. A bank transfer showed'}, {'start': '227.000', 'end': '232.239', 'text': "$1000 from Caroline's nonprofit to"}, {'start': '229.519', 'end': '234.720', 'text': "Keith's Venture Fund labeled consulting."}, {'start': '232.239', 'end': '236.560', 'text': 'My money siphoned through her lies. I'}, {'start': '234.720', 'end': '238.480', 'text': "stared at the images. My office's"}, {'start': '236.560', 'end': '241.120', 'text': "skyline dimmed. Jasper's head on my"}, {'start': '238.480', 'end': '243.760', 'text': 'knee. This was a heist. That night,'}, {'start': '241.120', 'end': '245.920', 'text': 'Caroline came home. her smile bright.'}, {'start': '243.760', 'end': '247.840', 'text': '"Big donor pitch," she said, kicking off'}, {'start': '245.920', 'end': '250.159', 'text': 'her heels. I nodded my jaw tight,'}, {'start': '247.840', 'end': '252.480', 'text': 'reviewing a contract. "Nice, I said the'}, {'start': '250.159', 'end': '254.159', 'text': "lie heavy. I didn't blow up. I planned I"}, {'start': '252.480', 'end': '256.160', 'text': 'called my lawyer, Ethan Hayes, a divorce'}, {'start': '254.159', 'end': '258.000', 'text': "shark who'd crushed a client's ex. Start"}, {'start': '256.160', 'end': '261.280', 'text': 'the papers," I said. "And check'}, {'start': '258.000', 'end': '263.120', 'text': 'Caroline\'s nonprofit for fraud." Ethan\'s'}, {'start': '261.280', 'end': '265.199', 'text': 'voice was calm. "You\'ve got evidence'}, {'start': '263.120', 'end': '267.680', 'text': 'plenty," I said. "More\'s coming." I kept'}, {'start': '265.199', 'end': '269.759', 'text': 'moving. "Client meetings, gym sessions,'}, {'start': '267.680', 'end': '271.360', 'text': 'soccer games with Liam." Caroline didn\'t'}, {'start': '269.759', 'end': '274.000', 'text': 'notice. too busy with her fundraiser'}, {'start': '271.360', 'end': '276.000', 'text': 'prep. The Boulder Unity Gala, her annual'}, {'start': '274.000', 'end': '278.600', 'text': 'nonprofit event, was a week away. 600'}, {'start': '276.000', 'end': '281.120', 'text': 'guests, my firm sponsoring'}, {'start': '278.600', 'end': '282.880', 'text': "$1500. She'd invited Keith texting him,"}, {'start': '281.120', 'end': '285.360', 'text': '"Miles is bankrolling it. Bring the'}, {'start': '282.880', 'end': '287.840', 'text': 'charm." My blood boiled, but I stayed'}, {'start': '285.360', 'end': '290.320', 'text': 'cool. The first twist hit at a client'}, {'start': '287.840', 'end': '293.840', 'text': 'dinner. My parallegal Rachel Cole pulled'}, {'start': '290.320', 'end': '295.840', 'text': 'me aside, her voice low. Miles, I saw'}, {'start': '293.840', 'end': '298.080', 'text': 'Caroline at the Duchan BT house last'}, {'start': '295.840', 'end': '300.560', 'text': "week with Keith Randall. They weren't"}, {'start': '298.080', 'end': '304.479', 'text': "working. Rachel's no snitch. She's"}, {'start': '300.560', 'end': '306.320', 'text': 'loyal. I nodded my throat tight. Thanks.'}, {'start': '304.479', 'end': '308.320', 'text': 'The tea house was 5 minutes from our'}, {'start': '306.320', 'end': '310.800', 'text': 'house. Caroline had said she was at a'}, {'start': '308.320', 'end': '313.120', 'text': 'grant meeting. I called Sarah. Get'}, {'start': '310.800', 'end': '315.520', 'text': "Keith's financials. She sent a report in"}, {'start': '313.120', 'end': '316.919', 'text': "48 hours. Keith's venture fund was"}, {'start': '315.520', 'end': '319.919', 'text': 'bleeding'}, {'start': '316.919', 'end': '321.440', 'text': "$400 in debt. Caroline's consulting"}, {'start': '319.919', 'end': '322.960', 'text': 'payments were propping him up, routed'}, {'start': '321.440', 'end': '324.720', 'text': 'through a shell company, Rocky Peak'}, {'start': '322.960', 'end': '327.320', 'text': 'Ventures, tied to her brother, Tyler'}, {'start': '324.720', 'end': '330.080', 'text': 'Grayson. I checked our joint account,'}, {'start': '327.320', 'end': '332.479', 'text': '$2500 in transfers to Rocky Peak over 6'}, {'start': '330.080', 'end': '334.080', 'text': "months. No invoices. Caroline wasn't"}, {'start': '332.479', 'end': '336.880', 'text': 'just cheating. She was laundering my'}, {'start': '334.080', 'end': '338.639', 'text': 'money for Keith. I met Owen at a brewery'}, {'start': '336.880', 'end': '341.600', 'text': 'boulders flat irons glowing outside'}, {'start': '338.639', 'end': '343.520', 'text': "Caroline's funding. Keith's fund, I"}, {'start': '341.600', 'end': '346.520', 'text': "said, sliding Sarah's report across the"}, {'start': '343.520', 'end': '349.759', 'text': "table. Tyler's in on it. Owen's jaw"}, {'start': '346.520', 'end': '352.560', 'text': "dropped. Her brother. That's brutal."}, {'start': '349.759', 'end': '355.199', 'text': "What's the play crush them? I said, but"}, {'start': '352.560', 'end': '357.520', 'text': 'first I need more. I tasked Sarah with'}, {'start': '355.199', 'end': '358.960', 'text': 'tailing Tyler. She reported back Tyler'}, {'start': '357.520', 'end': '361.600', 'text': 'meeting Keith at a Denver bar, handing'}, {'start': '358.960', 'end': '363.680', 'text': "him a flash drive. Sarah's note drive"}, {'start': '361.600', 'end': '366.400', 'text': "likely has financial data. Tyler's been"}, {'start': '363.680', 'end': '368.639', 'text': "accessing Caroline's nonprofit server. I"}, {'start': '366.400', 'end': '370.639', 'text': 'texted Rachel, "Check the gala budget.'}, {'start': '368.639', 'end': '373.440', 'text': 'Look for Rocky Peak Ventures." Rachel'}, {'start': '370.639', 'end': '376.080', 'text': 'replied, "120K to Rocky Peak. No'}, {'start': '373.440', 'end': '378.240', 'text': 'services listed. It\'s a front." The next'}, {'start': '376.080', 'end': '380.160', 'text': 'twist came from Tyler himself. He showed'}, {'start': '378.240', 'end': '383.199', 'text': 'up at my office. His usual tech bro'}, {'start': '380.160', 'end': '385.440', 'text': 'swagger. Gone. Eyes darting. Miles, we'}, {'start': '383.199', 'end': '387.440', 'text': 'got to talk, he said, closing the door.'}, {'start': '385.440', 'end': '390.160', 'text': "Caroline's in deep with Keith. He's got"}, {'start': '387.440', 'end': '391.880', 'text': "debts. Bad people, not banks. She's"}, {'start': '390.160', 'end': '394.880', 'text': "moving money to protect him, but it's"}, {'start': '391.880', 'end': '397.280', 'text': 'spiraling. Spiraling. I said my voice'}, {'start': '394.880', 'end': '399.360', 'text': "hard. She's stealing from me. Tyler"}, {'start': '397.280', 'end': '401.520', 'text': "flinched. She didn't tell me it was your"}, {'start': '399.360', 'end': '403.120', 'text': 'money. I just helped with the accounts.'}, {'start': '401.520', 'end': '405.440', 'text': 'You helped? I stood pointing to the'}, {'start': '403.120', 'end': '407.600', 'text': 'door. Get out. He scrambled, mumbling,'}, {'start': '405.440', 'end': '409.840', 'text': 'apologies. I texted Sarah. Tracked'}, {'start': '407.600', 'end': '411.360', 'text': "Tyler's bank. He's complicit. Then I"}, {'start': '409.840', 'end': '413.360', 'text': 'called Ethan. add Tyler to the suit'}, {'start': '411.360', 'end': '414.759', 'text': "embezzlement. Sarah's report landed"}, {'start': '413.360', 'end': '417.199', 'text': 'Tyler had received'}, {'start': '414.759', 'end': '419.880', 'text': '$1200 from Rocky Peak labeled tech'}, {'start': '417.199', 'end': '422.160', 'text': 'support. No support, just cash for his'}, {'start': '419.880', 'end': '424.240', 'text': "startup. Caroline's scam wasn't just"}, {'start': '422.160', 'end': '426.160', 'text': 'with Keith. Her brother was a partner. I'}, {'start': '424.240', 'end': '428.759', 'text': 'forwarded it to Ethan Freeze Rocky'}, {'start': '426.160', 'end': '431.599', 'text': "Peak's accounts, I said, and tip the"}, {'start': '428.759', 'end': '434.080', 'text': 'feds. The gala was 5 days away, and I'}, {'start': '431.599', 'end': '435.759', 'text': 'had a plan. I met Owen at his cyber'}, {'start': '434.080', 'end': '438.160', 'text': 'security firm, the air buzzing with'}, {'start': '435.759', 'end': '440.319', 'text': "monitors. Can you hack the Gala's AV"}, {'start': '438.160', 'end': '443.440', 'text': 'system to play a video on my queue? I'}, {'start': '440.319', 'end': '446.960', 'text': "asked, handing him Sarah's files. Texts,"}, {'start': '443.440', 'end': '449.039', 'text': "photos, transfers. Owen grinned. You're"}, {'start': '446.960', 'end': '450.800', 'text': 'going full scorched earth, huh? They'}, {'start': '449.039', 'end': '453.599', 'text': 'started the fire. I said, "I\'m just'}, {'start': '450.800', 'end': '456.400', 'text': 'fanning it. I didn\'t tell Caroline." I'}, {'start': '453.599', 'end': '458.720', 'text': 'smiled at her. Gala Prep nodded at her'}, {'start': '456.400', 'end': '460.479', 'text': 'donor calls and kept Jasper close. Her'}, {'start': '458.720', 'end': '462.800', 'text': 'texts grew sharp. "Why are you so'}, {'start': '460.479', 'end': '465.120', 'text': 'distant?" I replied. "Busy, she bought'}, {'start': '462.800', 'end': '466.800', 'text': 'it, but her eyes lingered nervous. I was'}, {'start': '465.120', 'end': '468.960', 'text': 'done being her pawn. The night before'}, {'start': '466.800', 'end': '472.000', 'text': 'the gayla, Rachel called her voice'}, {'start': '468.960', 'end': '474.319', 'text': 'tense. Miles found something big.'}, {'start': '472.000', 'end': '476.879', 'text': "Keith's been meeting a guy, Victor Kane,"}, {'start': '474.319', 'end': '479.199', 'text': 'a lone shark. Rocky Peak is paying him'}, {'start': '476.879', 'end': '481.840', 'text': "off. Caroline's signature is on the"}, {'start': '479.199', 'end': '484.720', 'text': 'transfers. I gripped the phone. Boulders'}, {'start': '481.840', 'end': '487.840', 'text': "Peak's dark outside Kain. Yeah, Rachel"}, {'start': '484.720', 'end': '489.840', 'text': "said he's dangerous. Watch your back. I"}, {'start': '487.840', 'end': '492.240', 'text': 'texted Sarah Track Victor Kane Galas'}, {'start': '489.840', 'end': '494.960', 'text': "tomorrow. She replied, he's on the guest"}, {'start': '492.240', 'end': '497.039', 'text': 'list VIP pass via Rocky Peak. The gayla'}, {'start': '494.960', 'end': '499.440', 'text': "wasn't just Caroline's spotlight. It was"}, {'start': '497.039', 'end': '502.160', 'text': 'a money drop. I called Ethan Feds need'}, {'start': '499.440', 'end': '503.599', 'text': 'to be at the gala. The target. What do'}, {'start': '502.160', 'end': '505.680', 'text': 'you do when your family bets against'}, {'start': '503.599', 'end': '508.160', 'text': 'you? I was about to show them all.'}, {'start': '505.680', 'end': '510.479', 'text': 'Loyalty is a currency. Betrayal spends'}, {'start': '508.160', 'end': '512.959', 'text': "it all. Boulders's morning frost bit my"}, {'start': '510.479', 'end': '515.599', 'text': "skin as I pounded the pavement. Jasper's"}, {'start': '512.959', 'end': '517.680', 'text': "leash taught. Caroline's email to Keith"}, {'start': '515.599', 'end': '520.159', 'text': 'Randall Miles is buried in work searing'}, {'start': '517.680', 'end': '521.240', 'text': 'my mind. Her affair with my best friend,'}, {'start': '520.159', 'end': '523.839', 'text': 'the'}, {'start': '521.240', 'end': '525.200', 'text': '$2500 scam through Rocky Peak Ventures'}, {'start': '523.839', 'end': '527.600', 'text': "and Tyler's role weren't just a"}, {'start': '525.200', 'end': '529.760', 'text': 'betrayal. They were a calculated robbery'}, {'start': '527.600', 'end': '531.440', 'text': "tied to Victor Kane's Lone Shark ring."}, {'start': '529.760', 'end': '533.440', 'text': 'The Gala in 5 days was their'}, {'start': '531.440', 'end': '536.160', 'text': 'battlefield, and I was ready to torch'}, {'start': '533.440', 'end': '537.920', 'text': 'their plans. Sarah, my PI, texted as I'}, {'start': '536.160', 'end': '540.560', 'text': "cooled off Kane's ringers money through"}, {'start': '537.920', 'end': '542.720', 'text': "nonprofit grants. Keith's dollar 400k"}, {'start': '540.560', 'end': '545.760', 'text': "debt is their hook. Caroline's gala"}, {'start': '542.720', 'end': '547.839', 'text': 'funds are the wash. I gripped my phone.'}, {'start': '545.760', 'end': '550.399', 'text': 'Boulders flat iron stark against the'}, {'start': '547.839', 'end': '552.160', 'text': "sky. Caroline wasn't just cheating. She"}, {'start': '550.399', 'end': '554.800', 'text': "was funneling my money to save Keith's"}, {'start': '552.160', 'end': '557.680', 'text': 'neck. I forwarded the report to Ethan,'}, {'start': '554.800', 'end': '560.640', 'text': 'my lawyer. Add money laundering, I said,'}, {'start': '557.680', 'end': '563.040', 'text': "and prep the feds for the gala. Ethan's"}, {'start': '560.640', 'end': '565.200', 'text': "voice was grim. Miles Kane's crew"}, {'start': '563.040', 'end': '567.120', 'text': "doesn't play. You're poking a bear. Let"}, {'start': '565.200', 'end': '568.399', 'text': "it roar, I said. I'm not blinking. I"}, {'start': '567.120', 'end': '570.640', 'text': 'kept my routine. Client calls,'}, {'start': '568.399', 'end': '572.880', 'text': 'depositions, walks with Jasper. Caroline'}, {'start': '570.640', 'end': '575.279', 'text': 'was lost in Gala prep. her smile'}, {'start': '572.880', 'end': '576.959', 'text': 'brittle, oblivious to my moves. "Oh, and'}, {'start': '575.279', 'end': '578.959', 'text': 'my cyber security buddy was rigging the'}, {'start': '576.959', 'end': '581.440', 'text': "Gala's AV system with Sarah's evidence"}, {'start': '578.959', 'end': '583.680', 'text': 'texts, hotel photos, bank transfers.'}, {'start': '581.440', 'end': '585.600', 'text': 'This will gut them," he said, sinking'}, {'start': '583.680', 'end': '587.440', 'text': 'the remote. I nodded my blood ice.'}, {'start': '585.600', 'end': '590.320', 'text': 'Caroline thought she was untouchable.'}, {'start': '587.440', 'end': '593.279', 'text': 'She was mistaken. The first twist hit at'}, {'start': '590.320', 'end': '595.440', 'text': 'the office. Rachel, my parallegal slid a'}, {'start': '593.279', 'end': '596.440', 'text': 'folder across my desk, her eyes sharp.'}, {'start': '595.440', 'end': '599.600', 'text': 'Found'}, {'start': '596.440', 'end': '601.519', 'text': '$1500 in Gala payments to a vendor. Peak'}, {'start': '599.600', 'end': '603.519', 'text': "pulse events. It's a shell tied to"}, {'start': '601.519', 'end': '605.680', 'text': "Keith's sister, Hannah Randall. No"}, {'start': '603.519', 'end': '607.440', 'text': 'services, just a bank drop. I leaned'}, {'start': '605.680', 'end': '609.279', 'text': 'back the name Clicking Hannah, the quiet'}, {'start': '607.440', 'end': '611.680', 'text': 'one at our veil ski trips, always near'}, {'start': '609.279', 'end': '614.399', 'text': 'Carolyn sipping mold wine. Another'}, {'start': '611.680', 'end': '616.959', 'text': 'player in their game. Send it to Ethan,'}, {'start': '614.399', 'end': '619.720', 'text': 'I said. Rachel nodded her loyalty a'}, {'start': '616.959', 'end': '623.120', 'text': 'lifeline. I texted Sarah Dig into Hannah'}, {'start': '619.720', 'end': '624.800', 'text': "Randall. She's in deep, Sarah replied."}, {'start': '623.120', 'end': '627.760', 'text': "Got her. She's working Gala Logistics"}, {'start': '624.800', 'end': '629.839', 'text': 'with Kain. The Gala was a syndicate hub,'}, {'start': '627.760', 'end': '631.279', 'text': 'not just a fundraiser.'}, {'start': '629.839', 'end': '633.160', 'text': 'That night, Caroline tried to play'}, {'start': '631.279', 'end': '635.839', 'text': 'normal roasting chicken, her hands'}, {'start': '633.160', 'end': '638.240', 'text': "unsteady. Miles, you're so quiet, she"}, {'start': '635.839', 'end': '640.959', 'text': 'said, pouring wine. The gala is going to'}, {'start': '638.240', 'end': '642.720', 'text': "be huge. Keith's bringing investors. I"}, {'start': '640.959', 'end': '644.959', 'text': 'sat my plate untouched. Her new cologne,'}, {'start': '642.720', 'end': '647.360', 'text': "his cologne choking me. Keith's a big"}, {'start': '644.959', 'end': '649.519', 'text': 'deal now, huh? I said, my voice low. Her'}, {'start': '647.360', 'end': '651.920', 'text': "glass trembled, eyes darting. He's a"}, {'start': '649.519', 'end': '653.519', 'text': 'partner. Why are you weird? I stood,'}, {'start': '651.920', 'end': '655.200', 'text': "grabbed my keys, and left for Owen's"}, {'start': '653.519', 'end': '657.279', 'text': 'firm boulders peaks, looming under'}, {'start': '655.200', 'end': '659.519', 'text': 'starlight. Her control was crumbling,'}, {'start': '657.279', 'end': '661.360', 'text': "and I wasn't catching her."}, {'start': '659.519', 'end': '663.279', 'text': "Sarah's report on Hannah landed the next"}, {'start': '661.360', 'end': '664.279', 'text': 'morning peak pulse events was a front'}, {'start': '663.279', 'end': '667.200', 'text': 'moving'}, {'start': '664.279', 'end': '670.000', 'text': "$70 from Caroline's gala budget to a"}, {'start': '667.200', 'end': '672.800', 'text': 'bleise account. Hannah was the courier.'}, {'start': '670.000', 'end': '674.920', 'text': 'Keith the beneficiary came the enforcer.'}, {'start': '672.800', 'end': '678.120', 'text': 'Worse Tyler had deposited'}, {'start': '674.920', 'end': '680.800', 'text': '$800 from Peak Pulse labeled app'}, {'start': '678.120', 'end': '683.279', 'text': 'development. No app, just cash for his'}, {'start': '680.800', 'end': '685.760', 'text': 'startup. I forwarded it to Ethan. This'}, {'start': '683.279', 'end': '688.000', 'text': "is fraud. I said freeze peak. Pulse's"}, {'start': '685.760', 'end': '689.760', 'text': "accounts. Ethan whistled. You're"}, {'start': '688.000', 'end': '691.920', 'text': 'dismantling their empire, Miles. But'}, {'start': '689.760', 'end': '694.480', 'text': "Kane's ring they'll hit hard. I'm"}, {'start': '691.920', 'end': '696.399', 'text': 'harder. I said I called Owen. Add'}, {'start': '694.480', 'end': '698.640', 'text': "Hannah's transfers to the AV. He"}, {'start': '696.399', 'end': '701.040', 'text': "grinned. You're a damn assassin. I"}, {'start': '698.640', 'end': '703.279', 'text': "wasn't an assassin. I was precise. The"}, {'start': '701.040', 'end': '705.079', 'text': 'gala was in 4 days and I was locked in.'}, {'start': '703.279', 'end': '707.680', 'text': 'The second twist came from my mom,'}, {'start': '705.079', 'end': '709.440', 'text': 'Evelyn. She called her voice shaky.'}, {'start': '707.680', 'end': '711.440', 'text': "Miles, I need to see you. It's about"}, {'start': '709.440', 'end': '714.079', 'text': 'Caroline. I met her at her Boulder'}, {'start': '711.440', 'end': '716.079', 'text': 'condo. The fireplace crackling. She'}, {'start': '714.079', 'end': '718.720', 'text': "looked frail. Hands ringing. Caroline's"}, {'start': '716.079', 'end': '721.279', 'text': "in trouble with Keith. She said he's got"}, {'start': '718.720', 'end': '722.839', 'text': "debts. Dangerous people. She's moving"}, {'start': '721.279', 'end': '726.320', 'text': "money to protect him, but it's gone"}, {'start': '722.839', 'end': '729.279', 'text': 'wrong. Wrong. How I said my voice steel.'}, {'start': '726.320', 'end': '731.920', 'text': "Evelyn's eyes welled. She asked me to"}, {'start': '729.279', 'end': '733.240', 'text': 'cover for her. Said it was for the boys.'}, {'start': '731.920', 'end': '736.320', 'text': 'I gave her'}, {'start': '733.240', 'end': '739.440', 'text': "$500 from my savings. I didn't know it"}, {'start': '736.320', 'end': '742.639', 'text': 'was your money. My money. I stepped'}, {'start': '739.440', 'end': '744.720', 'text': 'closer. You funded her affair. She'}, {'start': '742.639', 'end': '746.639', 'text': 'sobbed. I thought I was helping. I'}, {'start': '744.720', 'end': '748.639', 'text': 'turned away texting Sarah. Check'}, {'start': '746.639', 'end': '750.399', 'text': "Evelyn's bank. She's involved. Then I"}, {'start': '748.639', 'end': '752.639', 'text': "called Ethan Mom's complicit getter"}, {'start': '750.399', 'end': '755.079', 'text': "statement, but don't trust her. Sarah's"}, {'start': '752.639', 'end': '757.680', 'text': 'report hit. Evelyn had wired'}, {'start': '755.079', 'end': '760.000', 'text': '$500 to Peak Pulse labeled family'}, {'start': '757.680', 'end': '762.240', 'text': 'support. No support, just a deposit for'}, {'start': '760.000', 'end': '764.880', 'text': "Caroline's scam. My own mother siding"}, {'start': '762.240', 'end': '766.880', 'text': "with my wife. I didn't flinch. I texted"}, {'start': '764.880', 'end': '769.920', 'text': 'Rachel Swap Peak Pulse for a legit'}, {'start': '766.880', 'end': '772.000', 'text': 'vendor at the gala. Now Rachel replied,'}, {'start': '769.920', 'end': '774.560', 'text': "Dun used Boulder Catering. Hannah's"}, {'start': '772.000', 'end': '777.120', 'text': 'pissed, but I shut her down. The third'}, {'start': '774.560', 'end': '779.360', 'text': 'twist landed the next day. Tyler called'}, {'start': '777.120', 'end': '781.839', 'text': 'his voice frantic. Miles, meet me at'}, {'start': '779.360', 'end': '784.079', 'text': "Pearl Street, Caroline's. scared Kane's"}, {'start': '781.839', 'end': '786.079', 'text': 'people are watching her. I met him under'}, {'start': '784.079', 'end': '788.399', 'text': "the mall's twinkling lights, his hoodie"}, {'start': '786.079', 'end': '790.880', 'text': "soaked in sweat. She's trying to pay off"}, {'start': '788.399', 'end': '792.720', 'text': "Keith's debt, he said. But Cain wants"}, {'start': '790.880', 'end': '794.399', 'text': "more, your firm's client list."}, {'start': '792.720', 'end': '797.279', 'text': "Caroline's got access through your home"}, {'start': '794.399', 'end': '799.360', 'text': 'server. My blood froze. My firm, my'}, {'start': '797.279', 'end': '802.160', 'text': "life's work was their next target. She's"}, {'start': '799.360', 'end': '804.320', 'text': 'hacking me, I said, my voice low.'}, {'start': '802.160', 'end': '806.639', 'text': "Tyler's hands shook. She didn't want to"}, {'start': '804.320', 'end': '809.959', 'text': "Kane's threatening Connor and Liam. I"}, {'start': '806.639', 'end': '813.279', 'text': 'grabbed his collar. You helped her steal'}, {'start': '809.959', 'end': '816.240', 'text': "$2500. Don't play victim. He crumpled"}, {'start': '813.279', 'end': '819.440', 'text': 'sobbing. I let go texting Owen. Secure'}, {'start': '816.240', 'end': '821.440', 'text': 'my home server. Check for breaches. Then'}, {'start': '819.440', 'end': '824.959', 'text': "I called Ethan. Caroline's targeting my"}, {'start': '821.440', 'end': '828.000', 'text': 'firm. Locked the server alert. The feds.'}, {'start': '824.959', 'end': '830.000', 'text': "Owen's report came fast. A back door in"}, {'start': '828.000', 'end': '832.639', 'text': "my home server accessed via Caroline's"}, {'start': '830.000', 'end': '835.680', 'text': 'laptop pulling client financials. Not'}, {'start': '832.639', 'end': '837.279', 'text': "Tyler pro level. Likely Kane's hacker. I"}, {'start': '835.680', 'end': '839.040', 'text': "didn't pause. As I met Sarah at a diner,"}, {'start': '837.279', 'end': '842.480', 'text': "Boulder's skyline gray canes at the"}, {'start': '839.040', 'end': '845.040', 'text': 'gala. I said, "VIP pass, get his moves."'}, {'start': '842.480', 'end': '847.440', 'text': "Sarah nodded. He's meeting a guy, Marcus"}, {'start': '845.040', 'end': '850.000', 'text': "Hol, Kane's enforcer. They're planning a"}, {'start': '847.440', 'end': '853.279', 'text': 'cash drop. I texted Owen add Marcus'}, {'start': '850.000', 'end': '855.600', 'text': "Holt's profile to the AV. The gala was a"}, {'start': '853.279', 'end': '857.920', 'text': 'syndicate stage, and I was rewriting the'}, {'start': '855.600', 'end': '859.839', 'text': 'script. The Gayla night arrived,'}, {'start': '857.920', 'end': '861.760', 'text': "Boulder's lights sparkling as I pulled"}, {'start': '859.839', 'end': '863.839', 'text': 'into the convention center in a tailored'}, {'start': '861.760', 'end': '866.399', 'text': 'suit. Jasper with Owen Caroline was'}, {'start': '863.839', 'end': '868.160', 'text': 'radiant in crimson silk. Charming donors'}, {'start': '866.399', 'end': '870.240', 'text': 'unaware of the frozen accounts. Keith'}, {'start': '868.160', 'end': '872.079', 'text': 'worked the crowd. His BMW beside her'}, {'start': '870.240', 'end': '874.480', 'text': 'Mercedes Hannah managed logistics. A'}, {'start': '872.079', 'end': '877.440', 'text': 'tablet in hand. Marcus lurking near the'}, {'start': '874.480', 'end': '879.920', 'text': 'bar. A duffel bag at his feet. I played'}, {'start': '877.440', 'end': '883.600', 'text': "sponsor my firm's logo on every banner."}, {'start': '879.920', 'end': '885.920', 'text': 'My stomach a knot. Rachel whispered.'}, {'start': '883.600', 'end': '888.399', 'text': 'Peak pulses out Boulder caterings in. I'}, {'start': '885.920', 'end': '891.279', 'text': 'nodded my pulse steady. Sarah texted'}, {'start': '888.399', 'end': '893.600', 'text': 'Marcus. Pass the bag to Cain black SUV'}, {'start': '891.279', 'end': '895.839', 'text': 'lot C. I slipped outside the mountain'}, {'start': '893.600', 'end': '898.639', 'text': 'air sharp spotting the SUV Cain climbed'}, {'start': '895.839', 'end': '901.600', 'text': 'in. Marcus driving. I texted Sarah.'}, {'start': '898.639', 'end': '903.839', 'text': 'Track them plates. Back inside. Caroline'}, {'start': '901.600', 'end': '905.279', 'text': 'grabbed my arm, her smile strained.'}, {'start': '903.839', 'end': '907.360', 'text': "Miles, you're off. What's wrong? I"}, {'start': '905.279', 'end': '909.600', 'text': 'pulled away. My voice cold. Asked Keith.'}, {'start': '907.360', 'end': '912.160', 'text': 'Her face fell, but I joined clients, the'}, {'start': '909.600', 'end': '914.079', 'text': "music pulsing. Owen texted Ay's ready"}, {'start': '912.160', 'end': '916.639', 'text': 'your call. I waited, letting Caroline'}, {'start': '914.079', 'end': '919.519', 'text': 'bask in her moment. During her speech to'}, {'start': '916.639', 'end': '921.839', 'text': "Boulder's Unity, I hit the remote. The"}, {'start': '919.519', 'end': '924.320', 'text': "screen lit up Caroline's texts to Keith"}, {'start': '921.839', 'end': '927.040', 'text': 'Miles as clueless. Photos of them in his'}, {'start': '924.320', 'end': '929.519', 'text': 'loft lips locked transfers to Peak Pulse'}, {'start': '927.040', 'end': '932.199', 'text': "Kane's account. The crowd gasped,"}, {'start': '929.519', 'end': '934.480', 'text': "glasses clinking, Caroline's mic"}, {'start': '932.199', 'end': '937.199', 'text': 'dropping. Keith bolted, but I blocked'}, {'start': '934.480', 'end': '939.720', 'text': 'him, my fist slamming his cheek, blood'}, {'start': '937.199', 'end': '944.000', 'text': 'staining his tie. "Stay down!" I'}, {'start': '939.720', 'end': '947.680', 'text': 'growled. He collapsed. Guests stunned.'}, {'start': '944.000', 'end': '949.920', 'text': 'Caroline screamed. Miles, stop. The'}, {'start': '947.680', 'end': '952.240', 'text': "screen played her voice. Keith, we're"}, {'start': '949.920', 'end': '954.320', 'text': 'set after this. The room spun. Boulders'}, {'start': '952.240', 'end': '957.040', 'text': 'elite frozen. Sarah texted Feds nabbed'}, {'start': '954.320', 'end': '959.759', 'text': "Kane's SUV dollar4K cash. I stepped"}, {'start': '957.040', 'end': '962.079', 'text': 'back, Keith groaning. Caroline sobbing.'}, {'start': '959.759', 'end': '964.079', 'text': 'I walked out the night swallowing me. My'}, {'start': '962.079', 'end': '966.160', 'text': 'suit flecked with blood. Ethan called,'}, {'start': '964.079', 'end': '968.560', 'text': '"Feds have Marcus Canes detained.'}, {'start': '966.160', 'end': '971.040', 'text': "Caroline's exposed. I drove to Shiak"}, {'start': '968.560', 'end': '973.440', 'text': 'with the mountains dark." Caroline\'s'}, {'start': '971.040', 'end': '975.600', 'text': "watch. Keith's watch was in my pocket. A"}, {'start': '973.440', 'end': '977.920', 'text': "dead weight. Evelyn's plea. I was"}, {'start': '975.600', 'end': '980.399', 'text': 'helping nod at me. Was Caroline a victim'}, {'start': '977.920', 'end': '983.360', 'text': 'or a viper. I called Sarah find'}, {'start': '980.399', 'end': '985.279', 'text': "Caroline. She's running. Sarah reported"}, {'start': '983.360', 'end': '987.959', 'text': "back Caroline's at a motel in Longmont."}, {'start': '985.279', 'end': '991.440', 'text': "Tyler's with her. No, Keith. I texted"}, {'start': '987.959', 'end': '994.320', 'text': "Owen. Check. Keith's crypto wallet."}, {'start': '991.440', 'end': '997.199', 'text': 'Ethan called. Divorce papers are ready.'}, {'start': '994.320', 'end': '999.839', 'text': 'Serve Caroline tomorrow. The final twist'}, {'start': '997.199', 'end': '1002.079', 'text': "hit at midnight. Owen texted Keith's"}, {'start': '999.839', 'end': '1004.639', 'text': 'crypto wallet. moved $160k to a guy'}, {'start': '1002.079', 'end': '1007.279', 'text': "named Derek Voss Kane's hacker XCIA"}, {'start': '1004.639', 'end': '1009.040', 'text': "Denver. He's wiping their tracks. I"}, {'start': '1007.279', 'end': '1012.040', 'text': 'leaned against my Tesla the night still'}, {'start': '1009.040', 'end': '1015.160', 'text': 'Derek Voss. Another shadow. I texted'}, {'start': '1012.040', 'end': '1017.360', 'text': 'Sarah. Find Derek Voss. Then I called'}, {'start': '1015.160', 'end': '1020.000', 'text': "Rachel. Check the Gala's crypto"}, {'start': '1017.360', 'end': '1022.720', 'text': "payments. Caroline's trail. Rachel"}, {'start': '1020.000', 'end': '1026.000', 'text': 'replied, "Found dollar 30K in crypto to'}, {'start': '1022.720', 'end': '1027.600', 'text': 'Voss\'s wallet." Caroline authorized it.'}, {'start': '1026.000', 'end': '1030.160', 'text': "Caroline wasn't just a pawn she was"}, {'start': '1027.600', 'end': '1032.360', 'text': 'orchestrating and Keith was her shield.'}, {'start': '1030.160', 'end': '1034.720', 'text': "I drove to Longmont, the motel's neon"}, {'start': '1032.360', 'end': '1037.520', 'text': "flickering. Caroline's Mercedes was"}, {'start': '1034.720', 'end': '1040.520', 'text': "there. Tyler's Jeep beside it. I knocked"}, {'start': '1037.520', 'end': '1043.039', 'text': 'my fist heavy. Tyler opened his face,'}, {'start': '1040.520', 'end': '1046.400', 'text': 'pale. Caroline sat on the bed, whiskey'}, {'start': '1043.039', 'end': '1048.880', 'text': 'bottle in hand, eyes hollow. Miles, she'}, {'start': '1046.400', 'end': '1051.039', 'text': "whispered, standing. I didn't want this."}, {'start': '1048.880', 'end': '1053.760', 'text': 'I tossed the watch on the floor. You'}, {'start': '1051.039', 'end': '1056.320', 'text': "wanted Keith. You wanted Cain's money,"}, {'start': '1053.760', 'end': '1058.320', 'text': 'she sobbed. Cain would have killed him.'}, {'start': '1056.320', 'end': '1061.440', 'text': 'I had to protect the boys. I turned'}, {'start': '1058.320', 'end': '1063.840', 'text': "away. Tyler's please fading my phone"}, {'start': '1061.440', 'end': '1065.679', 'text': 'buzzing. Sarah Derek Voss is in Boulder'}, {'start': '1063.840', 'end': '1068.720', 'text': 'meeting Keith warehouse on Valmont. I'}, {'start': '1065.679', 'end': '1070.240', 'text': "texted Owen. We're going in. The gala"}, {'start': '1068.720', 'end': '1072.000', 'text': "was over, but the fight wasn't."}, {'start': '1070.240', 'end': '1074.559', 'text': "Boulders's night was sharp as I parked"}, {'start': '1072.000', 'end': '1077.440', 'text': 'my Tesla near the Valmont warehouse.'}, {'start': '1074.559', 'end': '1079.360', 'text': "Sarah's text blazing in my mind. Derek"}, {'start': '1077.440', 'end': '1081.880', 'text': "Voss is meeting Keith, now Caroline's"}, {'start': '1079.360', 'end': '1084.559', 'text': 'affair with Keith Randall. Her'}, {'start': '1081.880', 'end': '1086.400', 'text': '$2500 scam through Rocky Peak Ventures'}, {'start': '1084.559', 'end': '1088.480', 'text': "and their ties to Victor Kane's lone"}, {'start': '1086.400', 'end': '1090.320', 'text': 'shark ring had shattered me. But the'}, {'start': '1088.480', 'end': '1092.640', 'text': "gala's AV reveal her texts their"}, {'start': '1090.320', 'end': '1094.720', 'text': 'trrists. The money trail had turned the'}, {'start': '1092.640', 'end': '1097.440', 'text': 'tide. Kane and Marcus Halt were in'}, {'start': '1094.720', 'end': '1099.679', 'text': 'federal custody. Caroline and Tyler were'}, {'start': '1097.440', 'end': '1102.440', 'text': 'hiding in a Longmont motel. But Derek'}, {'start': '1099.679', 'end': '1105.200', 'text': "Voss Kane's ex CIA hacker was the new"}, {'start': '1102.440', 'end': '1106.880', 'text': "threat. I wasn't Miles Atwood, the man"}, {'start': '1105.200', 'end': '1109.039', 'text': 'who took punches anymore. I was the one'}, {'start': '1106.880', 'end': '1111.360', 'text': 'throwing them. Owen met me in the'}, {'start': '1109.039', 'end': '1113.679', 'text': 'warehouse lot. His laptop humming in his'}, {'start': '1111.360', 'end': '1115.679', 'text': 'Tacoma Voss is a shadow, he said,'}, {'start': '1113.679', 'end': '1118.160', 'text': 'pulling up a dark web profile. Crypto'}, {'start': '1115.679', 'end': '1120.720', 'text': "scams, data breaches for Kane's ring."}, {'start': '1118.160', 'end': '1122.880', 'text': "Keith's $160k transfer went to him,"}, {'start': '1120.720', 'end': '1124.640', 'text': "erasing their tracks. I nodded. Jasper's"}, {'start': '1122.880', 'end': '1128.400', 'text': 'leash tight in my hand left with Owen'}, {'start': '1124.640', 'end': '1130.640', 'text': 'for safety. Can you pinpoint Voss? Done.'}, {'start': '1128.400', 'end': '1133.280', 'text': "Owen said he's inside with Keith."}, {'start': '1130.640', 'end': '1135.840', 'text': 'Warehouse is a black hole. No security.'}, {'start': '1133.280', 'end': '1138.799', 'text': 'I texted Sarah backup now. Then I called'}, {'start': '1135.840', 'end': '1141.840', 'text': 'Ethan, my lawyer. Feds need to raid this'}, {'start': '1138.799', 'end': '1144.320', 'text': 'warehouse. Voss is the lynch pin.'}, {'start': '1141.840', 'end': '1146.559', 'text': "Ethan's voice was tense. Miles, you're"}, {'start': '1144.320', 'end': '1148.480', 'text': "too deep. Let the feds take it. They're"}, {'start': '1146.559', 'end': '1151.039', 'text': 'too late, I said, grabbing a flashlight.'}, {'start': '1148.480', 'end': '1153.360', 'text': "I'm ending this. Sarah pulled up her XDA"}, {'start': '1151.039', 'end': '1155.520', 'text': 'instincts razor sharp. One entry, she'}, {'start': '1153.360', 'end': '1157.760', 'text': "said, checking her Glock. Keith's BMW is"}, {'start': '1155.520', 'end': '1160.240', 'text': "out back. Voss's burner pinged here 15"}, {'start': '1157.760', 'end': '1162.480', 'text': 'minutes ago. We crept to the loading'}, {'start': '1160.240', 'end': '1164.720', 'text': "dock. The warehouse's steel walls"}, {'start': '1162.480', 'end': '1166.480', 'text': 'looming. Boulders air thick with pine'}, {'start': '1164.720', 'end': '1169.360', 'text': "inside voices cut through Keith's"}, {'start': '1166.480', 'end': '1171.600', 'text': "frantic. Voss's icy canes done. Voss"}, {'start': '1169.360', 'end': '1174.640', 'text': "snapped. You and Caroline blew it. She's"}, {'start': '1171.600', 'end': '1176.720', 'text': 'talking to the feds. My chest tightened.'}, {'start': '1174.640', 'end': '1178.400', 'text': 'Caroline talking. I signaled Sarah and'}, {'start': '1176.720', 'end': '1180.400', 'text': 'we slipped inside the air heavy with'}, {'start': '1178.400', 'end': '1183.360', 'text': 'dust and grease. Keith paced near a'}, {'start': '1180.400', 'end': '1185.919', 'text': 'pallet of crates. Voss at a laptop. Its'}, {'start': '1183.360', 'end': '1188.520', 'text': 'screen flashing crypto transactions. A'}, {'start': '1185.919', 'end': '1191.600', 'text': 'duffel bag sat open cash hard drives. A'}, {'start': '1188.520', 'end': '1193.520', 'text': 'pistol. I stayed low. Sarah covering'}, {'start': '1191.600', 'end': '1195.760', 'text': 'Owen outside with Jasper ready to call'}, {'start': '1193.520', 'end': '1197.760', 'text': 'the feds. The first twist hit when'}, {'start': '1195.760', 'end': '1200.160', 'text': "Keith's phone lit up. He answered his"}, {'start': '1197.760', 'end': '1202.880', 'text': 'voice low. Tyler, keep Caroline quiet.'}, {'start': '1200.160', 'end': '1205.039', 'text': "We're not done. I froze. Tyler still"}, {'start': '1202.880', 'end': '1207.440', 'text': "feeding Keith intel. Sarah's eyes"}, {'start': '1205.039', 'end': '1209.440', 'text': 'narrowed, confirming my fear. Tyler'}, {'start': '1207.440', 'end': '1211.919', 'text': "wasn't just complicit. He was Keith's"}, {'start': '1209.440', 'end': '1215.360', 'text': "lifeline. I texted Owen traced Tyler's"}, {'start': '1211.919', 'end': '1217.919', 'text': "phone. He's with Keith. Sarah whispered."}, {'start': '1215.360', 'end': '1219.679', 'text': '"Hit them now or wait now?" I said,'}, {'start': '1217.919', 'end': '1222.720', 'text': 'stepping out, flashlight blazing. "It\'s'}, {'start': '1219.679', 'end': '1224.480', 'text': 'over, Keith." He spun face pale. Voss'}, {'start': '1222.720', 'end': '1226.640', 'text': 'reaching for the pistol. Sarah was'}, {'start': '1224.480', 'end': '1229.760', 'text': 'faster, her Glock steady. "Don\'t try'}, {'start': '1226.640', 'end': '1232.960', 'text': 'it," she said, voice like steel. Voss'}, {'start': '1229.760', 'end': '1235.440', 'text': 'froze, hands up. Keith stammered. Miles,'}, {'start': '1232.960', 'end': '1237.919', 'text': "you don't get it. This wasn't personal."}, {'start': '1235.440', 'end': '1239.799', 'text': "I laughed cold, holding up Caroline's"}, {'start': '1237.919', 'end': '1243.280', 'text': 'watch. You stole'}, {'start': '1239.799', 'end': '1245.240', 'text': "$2500 and my wife. It's personal. Voss"}, {'start': '1243.280', 'end': '1248.400', 'text': "smirked unruffled. You're a fly in a"}, {'start': '1245.240', 'end': '1250.559', 'text': 'web. Atwood, walk away. Sarah cuffed'}, {'start': '1248.400', 'end': '1252.720', 'text': 'him, but Keith lunged for the bag. I'}, {'start': '1250.559', 'end': '1255.120', 'text': 'tackled him, my fist grazing his jaw'}, {'start': '1252.720', 'end': '1256.720', 'text': 'cash spilling across the concrete. Owen'}, {'start': '1255.120', 'end': '1260.000', 'text': 'burst into feds behind their shouts'}, {'start': '1256.720', 'end': '1262.080', 'text': 'echoing, "FBI freeze." Keith collapsed.'}, {'start': '1260.000', 'end': '1264.080', 'text': 'Voss cursing as agents seized the laptop'}, {'start': '1262.080', 'end': '1266.080', 'text': 'and bag. Sarah handed me a hard drive'}, {'start': '1264.080', 'end': '1267.840', 'text': 'from the pile. This is their ledger, she'}, {'start': '1266.080', 'end': '1270.559', 'text': 'said. Guarded outside the feds cuffed'}, {'start': '1267.840', 'end': '1272.159', 'text': 'Keith his BMW impounded. Owen texted'}, {'start': '1270.559', 'end': '1274.080', 'text': "Tyler's phone shows text to Keith."}, {'start': '1272.159', 'end': '1276.640', 'text': "Caroline's location plans. He's been"}, {'start': '1274.080', 'end': '1278.960', 'text': 'spying. I gripped the hard drive.'}, {'start': '1276.640', 'end': '1280.799', 'text': 'Boulders mountains dark against the sky.'}, {'start': '1278.960', 'end': '1283.440', 'text': "Tyler, the brother-in-law I'd bankrolled"}, {'start': '1280.799', 'end': '1285.520', 'text': "was Keith Mole. I called Ethan Tyler's a"}, {'start': '1283.440', 'end': '1287.200', 'text': 'traitor. Add him to the suit. The next'}, {'start': '1285.520', 'end': '1289.440', 'text': 'twist came at dawn. Rachel, my'}, {'start': '1287.200', 'end': '1291.120', 'text': 'parallegal, called her voice urgent.'}, {'start': '1289.440', 'end': '1294.240', 'text': "Miles, I traced the gala's crypto"}, {'start': '1291.120', 'end': '1296.559', 'text': 'payments. Found $4000 more to a woman,'}, {'start': '1294.240', 'end': '1298.880', 'text': "Lydia Burke. She's Kane's accountant."}, {'start': '1296.559', 'end': '1300.640', 'text': "But here's the kicker. Caroline was"}, {'start': '1298.880', 'end': '1304.400', 'text': 'extorting her, threatening to leak her'}, {'start': '1300.640', 'end': '1307.840', 'text': 'role to Cain. I leaned against my Tesla.'}, {'start': '1304.400', 'end': '1309.919', 'text': 'The city waking Caroline extorting. The'}, {'start': '1307.840', 'end': '1312.720', 'text': "woman who'd sobbed. I had to protect the"}, {'start': '1309.919', 'end': '1315.280', 'text': "boys. Was playing Kane's own game. I"}, {'start': '1312.720', 'end': '1317.679', 'text': 'texted Sarah. Find Lydia Burke. Then I'}, {'start': '1315.280', 'end': '1320.480', 'text': "called Owen. Pull Lydia's financials."}, {'start': '1317.679', 'end': '1323.039', 'text': "She's the missing piece. Sarah reported"}, {'start': '1320.480', 'end': '1325.120', 'text': "back. Lydia's in Denver hiding in a Loto"}, {'start': '1323.039', 'end': '1327.120', 'text': "condo. She's got accounts tied to Rocky"}, {'start': '1325.120', 'end': '1329.039', 'text': "Peak. I drove to Denver. The Rocky's"}, {'start': '1327.120', 'end': '1331.200', 'text': "blurring Sarah tailing Lydia's condo was"}, {'start': '1329.039', 'end': '1333.600', 'text': 'sleek her Lexus in the garage. I knocked'}, {'start': '1331.200', 'end': '1337.039', 'text': 'my knuckles tight. Sarah behind. Lydia'}, {'start': '1333.600', 'end': '1339.520', 'text': 'answered her suit. Pristine eyes wary.'}, {'start': '1337.039', 'end': '1341.600', 'text': 'Miles Atwood, she said, smirking.'}, {'start': '1339.520', 'end': '1343.679', 'text': "Caroline said you'd come. I held up the"}, {'start': '1341.600', 'end': '1346.320', 'text': 'hard drive. Your crypto deals with Cain'}, {'start': '1343.679', 'end': '1349.360', 'text': "Caroline's extortion feds have it. Her"}, {'start': '1346.320', 'end': '1351.840', 'text': "smirk faded, but she laughed. Caroline's"}, {'start': '1349.360', 'end': '1354.200', 'text': "no victim. She's got a hidden account."}, {'start': '1351.840', 'end': '1355.960', 'text': '$150.'}, {'start': '1354.200', 'end': '1358.559', 'text': '000'}, {'start': '1355.960', 'end': '1361.280', 'text': 'offshore. Check the drive. She was'}, {'start': '1358.559', 'end': '1363.520', 'text': 'planning to vanish with Keith. I froze'}, {'start': '1361.280', 'end': '1366.080', 'text': "the condo's city view, taunting me."}, {'start': '1363.520', 'end': '1368.480', 'text': 'Caroline vanishing. Sarah plugged the'}, {'start': '1366.080', 'end': '1370.159', 'text': 'drive into her laptop. Files loaded'}, {'start': '1368.480', 'end': '1371.960', 'text': "Caroline's emails to a Panama bank"}, {'start': '1370.159', 'end': '1375.200', 'text': 'setting up a'}, {'start': '1371.960', 'end': '1377.360', 'text': '$150 account. A text to Keith. Once'}, {'start': '1375.200', 'end': '1379.600', 'text': "Cain's paid were free, my stomach"}, {'start': '1377.360', 'end': '1382.000', 'text': "churned. Caroline wasn't cornered. She"}, {'start': '1379.600', 'end': '1384.000', 'text': "was the mastermind. Sarah's voice was"}, {'start': '1382.000', 'end': '1387.120', 'text': 'low. She used you to bankroll her'}, {'start': '1384.000', 'end': '1389.600', 'text': 'escape. I nodded. My jaw clenched. Get'}, {'start': '1387.120', 'end': '1391.520', 'text': "this to the feds. Lydia's eyes widened,"}, {'start': '1389.600', 'end': '1393.440', 'text': "but Sarah cuffed her. You're finished,"}, {'start': '1391.520', 'end': '1396.080', 'text': 'Burke. We left the feds raiding the'}, {'start': '1393.440', 'end': '1398.799', 'text': "condo. Lydia's Lexus seized back in"}, {'start': '1396.080', 'end': '1400.480', 'text': 'Boulder. I met Ethan at his office. The'}, {'start': '1398.799', 'end': '1403.600', 'text': "flat irons glowing. Caroline's in"}, {'start': '1400.480', 'end': '1405.360', 'text': 'custody. He said Tyler, too. Keith'}, {'start': '1403.600', 'end': '1407.600', 'text': "spilling on Cain Voss's laptop had"}, {'start': '1405.360', 'end': '1409.679', 'text': 'syndicate records. $3 million in dirty'}, {'start': '1407.600', 'end': '1411.919', 'text': "money tied to Caroline's gala feds are"}, {'start': '1409.679', 'end': '1414.400', 'text': "dismantling Kane's Denver crew. I sank"}, {'start': '1411.919', 'end': '1416.400', 'text': "into a chair. Jasper's leash in my hand."}, {'start': '1414.400', 'end': '1418.799', 'text': "Caroline's offshore account confirmed."}, {'start': '1416.400', 'end': '1420.960', 'text': 'Ethan said she faces fraud laundering'}, {'start': '1418.799', 'end': '1423.440', 'text': "extortion. Tyler's testifying against"}, {'start': '1420.960', 'end': '1426.159', 'text': "her for a deal. You're clear miles full"}, {'start': '1423.440', 'end': '1427.840', 'text': 'asset control. No alimony. I nodded the'}, {'start': '1426.159', 'end': '1429.840', 'text': "weight of Caroline's watch gone tossed"}, {'start': '1427.840', 'end': '1432.480', 'text': 'into Boulder Creek last night, but the'}, {'start': '1429.840', 'end': '1435.200', 'text': 'final twist hit as I left. Owen called'}, {'start': '1432.480', 'end': '1437.520', 'text': "his voice grim. Miles Voss's laptop had"}, {'start': '1435.200', 'end': '1439.919', 'text': "a hidden file. It's not just Cain."}, {'start': '1437.520', 'end': '1441.919', 'text': "There's a bigger fish, the architect. No"}, {'start': '1439.919', 'end': '1444.159', 'text': 'name, just a VPN in Chicago. They'}, {'start': '1441.919', 'end': '1446.240', 'text': "bankrolled Kane used Caroline's gala to"}, {'start': '1444.159', 'end': '1448.320', 'text': 'test a crypto laundering model. Your'}, {'start': '1446.240', 'end': '1450.159', 'text': "firm's client list was their real prize."}, {'start': '1448.320', 'end': '1453.120', 'text': 'I stood in the lot, the mountain still'}, {'start': '1450.159', 'end': '1455.440', 'text': 'the architect. My firm, my legacy was a'}, {'start': '1453.120', 'end': '1458.320', 'text': 'pawn in a larger scheme. I texted Sarah'}, {'start': '1455.440', 'end': '1460.320', 'text': 'Trace, the architect Chicago VPN. Then I'}, {'start': '1458.320', 'end': '1462.799', 'text': 'called Rachel audit my firm servers.'}, {'start': '1460.320', 'end': '1464.400', 'text': 'Look for breaches, Rachel reported.'}, {'start': '1462.799', 'end': '1466.480', 'text': "Found a rootkit. Someone's been"}, {'start': '1464.400', 'end': '1468.880', 'text': 'siphoning client data for months. Not'}, {'start': '1466.480', 'end': '1471.200', 'text': 'Voss. Elite external. I gripped my'}, {'start': '1468.880', 'end': '1473.039', 'text': 'phone. Boulder skyline fading. The'}, {'start': '1471.200', 'end': '1474.880', 'text': 'architect was watching. I drove to'}, {'start': '1473.039', 'end': '1476.720', 'text': 'Chiakqua Jasper. Bounding inside the'}, {'start': '1474.880', 'end': '1478.640', 'text': "house. Too quiet. Caroline's gala was"}, {'start': '1476.720', 'end': '1480.880', 'text': 'rubble. Her scam exposed, but the'}, {'start': '1478.640', 'end': '1483.120', 'text': 'architect loomed. I met Owen at a brew'}, {'start': '1480.880', 'end': '1486.080', 'text': 'pub. The flat irons dark outside. You'}, {'start': '1483.120', 'end': '1488.080', 'text': 'done? He asked, sliding me a stout. No,'}, {'start': '1486.080', 'end': '1490.400', 'text': 'I said my voice hard. The architect'}, {'start': '1488.080', 'end': '1493.279', 'text': "targeted me. I'm hunting them, Sarah"}, {'start': '1490.400', 'end': '1496.000', 'text': "texted. The architect's VPN traces to a"}, {'start': '1493.279', 'end': '1498.640', 'text': 'Shell Corp. Nexus Ventures. No names'}, {'start': '1496.000', 'end': '1500.240', 'text': 'yet. I nodded. The stout bidder.'}, {'start': '1498.640', 'end': '1502.240', 'text': "Caroline's betrayal had cost me"}, {'start': '1500.240', 'end': '1504.400', 'text': 'everything. Trust family peace, but it'}, {'start': '1502.240', 'end': '1506.480', 'text': 'had forged me. I had saved my firm'}, {'start': '1504.400', 'end': '1508.960', 'text': 'buried her scam. But the architect was'}, {'start': '1506.480', 'end': '1511.360', 'text': 'unfinished business. I stood on my deck.'}, {'start': '1508.960', 'end': '1513.760', 'text': "Boulder's stars sharp. Caroline's voice."}, {'start': '1511.360', 'end': '1515.440', 'text': 'I had to protect the boys was a lie. Her'}, {'start': '1513.760', 'end': '1518.159', 'text': "offshore account, her truth, Tyler's"}, {'start': '1515.440', 'end': '1520.400', 'text': "tears, Keith's blood. Cain's cuffs. They"}, {'start': '1518.159', 'end': '1522.960', 'text': 'were battles won, but the war lingered.'}, {'start': '1520.400', 'end': '1524.799', 'text': 'Had I fought too far or not far enough?'}, {'start': '1522.960', 'end': '1527.200', 'text': 'What do you do when betrayal hides a'}, {'start': '1524.799', 'end': '1529.440', 'text': 'deeper shadow? The hardest victories'}, {'start': '1527.200', 'end': '1532.400', 'text': 'leave the deepest scars. Like what you'}, {'start': '1529.440', 'end': '1533.919', 'text': 'heard? Hit that like button, share your'}, {'start': '1532.400', 'end': '1536.320', 'text': 'thoughts in the comments, and subscribe'}, {'start': '1533.919', 'end': '1540.400', 'text': 'to Viora because the next story might'}, {'start': '1536.320', 'end': '1540.400', 'text': 'just be your favorite one yet.'}]