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[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '4.480', 'text': "caught wife's affair and cheating"}, {'start': '1.520', 'end': '6.080', 'text': 'stories. Dollar25K scam exposed. I found'}, {'start': '4.480', 'end': '8.800', 'text': 'her wedding ring on the dresser, but she'}, {'start': '6.080', 'end': '10.639', 'text': "wasn't home. She was with him. If this"}, {'start': '8.800', 'end': '12.240', 'text': 'story hits you hard, smash that like'}, {'start': '10.639', 'end': '14.240', 'text': 'button, share your thoughts below, and'}, {'start': '12.240', 'end': '16.720', 'text': 'subscribe to Viora for more raw tales'}, {'start': '14.240', 'end': '18.560', 'text': "that shake the soul. I'm Parker Ellis"}, {'start': '16.720', 'end': '21.760', 'text': '40, a commercial real estate broker in'}, {'start': '18.560', 'end': '23.760', 'text': "Savannah, Georgia. Not a mogul, but I've"}, {'start': '21.760', 'end': '25.439', 'text': 'carved out a good life. $25 million in'}, {'start': '23.760', 'end': '28.800', 'text': 'assets, a historic townhouse in the'}, {'start': '25.439', 'end': '31.760', 'text': 'landmark district. A Ford F-150 for me'}, {'start': '28.800', 'end': '34.000', 'text': "and a Lexus RX for my wife Julia. She's"}, {'start': '31.760', 'end': '35.760', 'text': '37, a marketing director for a boutique'}, {'start': '34.000', 'end': '37.520', 'text': 'hotel chain with a charm that lights up'}, {'start': '35.760', 'end': '40.160', 'text': 'boardrooms and a laugh that used to make'}, {'start': '37.520', 'end': '42.079', 'text': 'my days. We met at a Savannah film'}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'festival afterparty, her debating'}, {'start': '42.079', 'end': '47.200', 'text': 'Scorsesei with a director, me offering'}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '48.480', 'text': 'her a bourbon and a bad joke. Eight'}, {'start': '47.200', 'end': '50.480', 'text': 'years later, where the couple friends'}, {'start': '48.480', 'end': '52.079', 'text': 'admire weekends on Tybee Island hosting'}, {'start': '50.480', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'oyster roasts, no kids, but a'}, {'start': '52.079', 'end': '56.480', 'text': 'Labradoodle named Scout who steals socks'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.640', 'text': "life sweet. Or it was Julia's the social"}, {'start': '56.480', 'end': '60.800', 'text': 'engine planning gallas sealing deals,'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '62.559', 'text': "keeping our calendar buzzing. I'm the"}, {'start': '60.800', 'end': '65.280', 'text': 'closer scouting properties, managing'}, {'start': '62.559', 'end': '66.799', 'text': 'leases for strip malls and office parks.'}, {'start': '65.280', 'end': '69.119', 'text': 'My spreadsheets as tight as my'}, {'start': '66.799', 'end': '71.840', 'text': 'handshake. Her sister, Lauren Tate, is'}, {'start': '69.119', 'end': '73.680', 'text': 'our only friction. A 34year-old'}, {'start': '71.840', 'end': '76.400', 'text': 'lifestyle influencer with a failing'}, {'start': '73.680', 'end': '79.040', 'text': "wellness blog. Lauren's always pitching"}, {'start': '76.400', 'end': '80.439', 'text': 'me for investment in her latest scheme.'}, {'start': '79.040', 'end': '82.640', 'text': "I've given her"}, {'start': '80.439', 'end': '85.600', 'text': '$1500 over the years, mostly to keep'}, {'start': '82.640', 'end': '87.600', 'text': "Julia happy. Family's family, she says."}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '90.159', 'text': "I don't push back. I'm the guy who shows"}, {'start': '87.600', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'up this spring. Julia started changing.'}, {'start': '90.159', 'end': '94.159', 'text': 'She dodged my eyes at dinner. Her phone'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '95.920', 'text': 'angled just out of sight. Late nights'}, {'start': '94.159', 'end': '98.400', 'text': 'became client meetings. Her perfume'}, {'start': '95.920', 'end': '100.720', 'text': 'sharper, unfamiliar. I found a silk tie'}, {'start': '98.400', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'in our laundry navy monogrammed. JL, not'}, {'start': '100.720', 'end': '104.320', 'text': 'mine. She laughed it off. Client gift'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '106.399', 'text': 'must have mixed it up. I nodded but the'}, {'start': '104.320', 'end': '108.079', 'text': 'knot in my gut tightened. Then came the'}, {'start': '106.399', 'end': '110.399', 'text': 'cuff links in her Lexus glove box'}, {'start': '108.079', 'end': '112.399', 'text': 'engraved to Jay always not my initials.'}, {'start': '110.399', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'I held them the metal cold scout whining'}, {'start': '112.399', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'at my feet. Something was wrong if this'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '118.399', 'text': 'is your kind of drama hit like comment'}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '121.200', 'text': 'and join Viora for more stories that cut'}, {'start': '118.399', 'end': '124.159', 'text': "deep. I didn't confront her. I'm not a"}, {'start': '121.200', 'end': '126.159', 'text': "yeller. I'm a planner. I called my buddy"}, {'start': '124.159', 'end': '128.160', 'text': "Nate Harper, a tech consultant who'd"}, {'start': '126.159', 'end': '131.200', 'text': 'bailed me out of a bad deal in 18'}, {'start': '128.160', 'end': '133.200', 'text': 'Parker. You okay? He asked his voice'}, {'start': '131.200', 'end': '135.120', 'text': 'steady over beers at the Gray. I told'}, {'start': '133.200', 'end': '136.959', 'text': "him about the tie the cuff links Julia's"}, {'start': '135.120', 'end': '139.440', 'text': 'distance sounds off. He said, "Want me'}, {'start': '136.959', 'end': '141.760', 'text': 'to poke around? Do it quiet." I said'}, {'start': '139.440', 'end': '143.760', 'text': 'Nate had contacts discreet sharp. He let'}, {'start': '141.760', 'end': '145.360', 'text': "me a GPS tracker for Julia's car and a"}, {'start': '143.760', 'end': '148.080', 'text': "pen with a hidden camera. Don't go"}, {'start': '145.360', 'end': '149.680', 'text': 'crazy, he warned. Just get facts. I'}, {'start': '148.080', 'end': '151.760', 'text': "didn't go crazy, but I didn't sleep"}, {'start': '149.680', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'either. The tracker showed Julia at a'}, {'start': '151.760', 'end': '155.519', 'text': 'Hilton in Charleston last month, not the'}, {'start': '153.840', 'end': '159.160', 'text': "team retreat in Atlanta she'd claimed. I"}, {'start': '155.519', 'end': '163.680', 'text': 'checked our bank app. $200 for travel'}, {'start': '159.160', 'end': '164.760', 'text': 'expenses. No receipts. Then $120 at a'}, {'start': '163.680', 'end': '167.360', 'text': 'jeweler in'}, {'start': '164.760', 'end': '169.360', 'text': 'Savannah. No new earrings on her. My'}, {'start': '167.360', 'end': '170.879', 'text': 'chest tightened, but I stayed cool. I'}, {'start': '169.360', 'end': '172.640', 'text': 'placed the pen camera in her home'}, {'start': '170.879', 'end': '175.120', 'text': 'office, its lens tucked in a bookshelf,'}, {'start': '172.640', 'end': '177.560', 'text': 'and waited. The footage came 3 days'}, {'start': '175.120', 'end': '181.120', 'text': 'later. Julie on a call, her voice low,'}, {'start': '177.560', 'end': '183.200', 'text': "flirty. Jason, stop. I'm at home. She"}, {'start': '181.120', 'end': '185.440', 'text': 'giggled, twirling her hair. The gal is'}, {'start': '183.200', 'end': '187.440', 'text': "perfect. Parker's clueless. My heart"}, {'start': '185.440', 'end': '189.440', 'text': 'stopped. Jason Lowry, my old college'}, {'start': '187.440', 'end': '192.000', 'text': "teammate, now a VP at Julia's hotel"}, {'start': '189.440', 'end': '193.920', 'text': "chain. We'd grilled burgers at his Thai"}, {'start': '192.000', 'end': '195.680', 'text': 'condo last summer. His arm around me'}, {'start': '193.920', 'end': '198.800', 'text': 'calling me brother now. He was her'}, {'start': '195.680', 'end': '201.239', 'text': "secret. I didn't break. I called Nate."}, {'start': '198.800', 'end': '203.840', 'text': "It's Jason Lowry. Dig into him. Nate"}, {'start': '201.239', 'end': '206.560', 'text': "whistled. Your boy from UG. Damn. I'm on"}, {'start': '203.840', 'end': '209.280', 'text': 'it. I hired a PI Clare Monroe XFBI with'}, {'start': '206.560', 'end': '211.280', 'text': 'a nononsense vibe. Track Julia and'}, {'start': '209.280', 'end': '213.360', 'text': 'Jason. I said I need everything Clare'}, {'start': '211.280', 'end': '215.840', 'text': 'delivered in 48 hours. Photos of Julia'}, {'start': '213.360', 'end': '218.000', 'text': 'and Jason at a Savannah wine bar. Her'}, {'start': '215.840', 'end': '221.360', 'text': 'hand on his thigh, his lips brushing her'}, {'start': '218.000', 'end': '223.840', 'text': 'ear. They left for a boutique hotel, her'}, {'start': '221.360', 'end': '226.640', 'text': 'Lexus trailing his Audi. A bank transfer'}, {'start': '223.840', 'end': '228.560', 'text': "showed $500 from Julia's marketing"}, {'start': '226.640', 'end': '231.120', 'text': "budget to Jason's personal account"}, {'start': '228.560', 'end': '233.519', 'text': 'labeled consulting. My money funneled'}, {'start': '231.120', 'end': '236.159', 'text': 'through her lies. I saved the files. My'}, {'start': '233.519', 'end': '238.480', 'text': 'coffee cold scouts head on my knee. This'}, {'start': '236.159', 'end': '241.040', 'text': "wasn't just an affair. It was a hustle."}, {'start': '238.480', 'end': '242.879', 'text': 'That night, Julia came home, all smiles,'}, {'start': '241.040', 'end': '246.319', 'text': 'her heels clicking. Big pitch went'}, {'start': '242.879', 'end': '247.920', 'text': 'great, she said, pouring wine. I nodded'}, {'start': '246.319', 'end': '250.239', 'text': 'my jaw tight, flipping through a'}, {'start': '247.920', 'end': '252.159', 'text': 'property listing. Good, I said, the'}, {'start': '250.239', 'end': '253.920', 'text': "silence heavy. I didn't confront her, I"}, {'start': '252.159', 'end': '255.680', 'text': 'plotted. I called my lawyer, Ryan'}, {'start': '253.920', 'end': '258.320', 'text': "Caldwell, a shark who'd won me a zoning"}, {'start': '255.680', 'end': '260.320', 'text': 'dispute. Start a divorce file, I said.'}, {'start': '258.320', 'end': '262.560', 'text': "And check Julia's accounts for fraud."}, {'start': '260.320', 'end': '264.800', 'text': "Ryan's voice was calm. You've got"}, {'start': '262.560', 'end': '267.120', 'text': 'evidence. Enough, I said. More is'}, {'start': '264.800', 'end': '269.199', 'text': 'coming. I kept my routine. Client'}, {'start': '267.120', 'end': '270.800', 'text': 'meetings, gym sessions, walks with scout'}, {'start': '269.199', 'end': '273.120', 'text': "Julia didn't notice. Too busy with her"}, {'start': '270.800', 'end': '275.520', 'text': 'gala prep, the Savannah Hospitality'}, {'start': '273.120', 'end': '278.080', 'text': 'Gala. Her big annual event was a week'}, {'start': '275.520', 'end': '279.320', 'text': 'away. 500 guests blacktie my firm'}, {'start': '278.080', 'end': '282.560', 'text': 'sponsoring'}, {'start': '279.320', 'end': '285.520', 'text': "$1000 0. She'd invited Jason texting him"}, {'start': '282.560', 'end': '288.240', 'text': "Parker's covering us. Bring the charm."}, {'start': '285.520', 'end': '290.560', 'text': 'My blood boiled, but I stayed steady.'}, {'start': '288.240', 'end': '292.240', 'text': 'The first twist hit at a client lunch.'}, {'start': '290.560', 'end': '295.840', 'text': 'My colleague Mia Reynolds pulled me'}, {'start': '292.240', 'end': '297.520', 'text': 'aside, her voice low. Parker, I saw'}, {'start': '295.840', 'end': '300.320', 'text': 'Julia at the Bohemian last week with'}, {'start': '297.520', 'end': '302.479', 'text': "Jason Lowry. They weren't working. Mia's"}, {'start': '300.320', 'end': '305.199', 'text': "no gossip. She's solid. I nodded my"}, {'start': '302.479', 'end': '307.440', 'text': 'throat tight. Thanks. The Bohemian was 5'}, {'start': '305.199', 'end': '308.800', 'text': 'minutes from our house. Julia had said'}, {'start': '307.440', 'end': '311.080', 'text': 'she was at a vendor meeting that night.'}, {'start': '308.800', 'end': '313.520', 'text': "I called Clare. Get me Jason's"}, {'start': '311.080', 'end': '316.440', 'text': 'financials. She sent a report in 24'}, {'start': '313.520', 'end': '319.199', 'text': "hours. Jason's hotel chain was tanking"}, {'start': '316.440', 'end': '321.120', 'text': "$300 in debt. Julia's consulting"}, {'start': '319.199', 'end': '322.800', 'text': 'payments were keeping him afloat, routed'}, {'start': '321.120', 'end': '325.120', 'text': 'through a shell company, Coastal Events'}, {'start': '322.800', 'end': '326.520', 'text': 'tied to her sister, Lauren. I checked'}, {'start': '325.120', 'end': '329.039', 'text': 'our joint account,'}, {'start': '326.520', 'end': '332.240', 'text': '$2000 in transfers to Coastal Events'}, {'start': '329.039', 'end': '333.919', 'text': "over 4 months. No invoices. Julia wasn't"}, {'start': '332.240', 'end': '336.240', 'text': 'just cheating. She was laundering my'}, {'start': '333.919', 'end': '337.919', 'text': 'money for Jason. I met Nate at a dive'}, {'start': '336.240', 'end': '340.000', 'text': 'bar. The Savannah Riverfront glowing'}, {'start': '337.919', 'end': '341.840', 'text': "outside. Julia's funding Jason's"}, {'start': '340.000', 'end': '344.720', 'text': "company, I said, sliding Clare's report"}, {'start': '341.840', 'end': '347.520', 'text': "across the table. Lauren's in on it."}, {'start': '344.720', 'end': '349.120', 'text': "Nate's jaw dropped. Her sister. That's"}, {'start': '347.520', 'end': '352.160', 'text': "cold. What's your play? Shut it down, I"}, {'start': '349.120', 'end': '354.240', 'text': 'said. But first, I need more. I tasked'}, {'start': '352.160', 'end': '356.560', 'text': 'Clare with tailing Lauren. She reported'}, {'start': '354.240', 'end': '359.199', 'text': 'back. Lauren meeting Jason at a coffee'}, {'start': '356.560', 'end': '362.160', 'text': "shop, passing him a USB drive. Clare's"}, {'start': '359.199', 'end': '364.319', 'text': 'note. USB likely has financial data.'}, {'start': '362.160', 'end': '367.199', 'text': "Lauren's been accessing Julia's work"}, {'start': '364.319', 'end': '369.840', 'text': 'laptop. I texted Mia. Check the gala'}, {'start': '367.199', 'end': '372.479', 'text': 'budget. Look for Coastal Events. Maya'}, {'start': '369.840', 'end': '374.720', 'text': 'replied in an hour. Found $1.15K to'}, {'start': '372.479', 'end': '377.440', 'text': 'Coastal Events. No services listed.'}, {'start': '374.720', 'end': '379.680', 'text': 'Smells like a front. The next twist came'}, {'start': '377.440', 'end': '382.080', 'text': 'from Lauren herself. She showed up at my'}, {'start': '379.680', 'end': '384.880', 'text': 'office. Her usual influencer glow.'}, {'start': '382.080', 'end': '387.680', 'text': 'Dimmed hands fidgeting. Parker, we need'}, {'start': '384.880', 'end': '389.840', 'text': 'to talk, she said, shutting the door.'}, {'start': '387.680', 'end': '391.440', 'text': "Julia's in trouble. She's been moving"}, {'start': '389.840', 'end': '394.479', 'text': "money for Jason, but it's not what you"}, {'start': '391.440', 'end': '396.600', 'text': 'think. I lean back, my stare hard.'}, {'start': '394.479', 'end': '399.680', 'text': "What's not what I think? She's"}, {'start': '396.600', 'end': '401.840', 'text': "swallowed. Jason's got debts, bad ones."}, {'start': '399.680', 'end': '403.600', 'text': "Not just banks. Julia's helping him, but"}, {'start': '401.840', 'end': '405.840', 'text': "she's scared. I told her to stop, but"}, {'start': '403.600', 'end': '408.000', 'text': "she won't listen. Scared, I said, my"}, {'start': '405.840', 'end': '410.639', 'text': "voice low. She's stealing from me."}, {'start': '408.000', 'end': '412.880', 'text': "Lauren's eyes widened. You know, get"}, {'start': '410.639', 'end': '415.440', 'text': 'out, I said, pointing to the door. She'}, {'start': '412.880', 'end': '417.680', 'text': 'fled her heels, clicking. I texted'}, {'start': '415.440', 'end': '420.080', 'text': "Clare. Track Lauren's bank. She's"}, {'start': '417.680', 'end': '422.319', 'text': 'covering for Julia. Then I called Ryan'}, {'start': '420.080', 'end': '424.639', 'text': 'ad Lauren to the suit embezzlement.'}, {'start': '422.319', 'end': '425.960', 'text': "Claire's report landed the next day."}, {'start': '424.639', 'end': '428.479', 'text': 'Lauren had received'}, {'start': '425.960', 'end': '430.720', 'text': '$800 from Coastal Events labeled'}, {'start': '428.479', 'end': '433.360', 'text': 'marketing. No blog post, just cash'}, {'start': '430.720', 'end': '435.360', 'text': 'deposits and a new Gucci bag. Julia scam'}, {'start': '433.360', 'end': '437.039', 'text': "wasn't just with Jason. Her sister was a"}, {'start': '435.360', 'end': '438.880', 'text': "partner. I forwarded it to Ryan's"}, {'start': '437.039', 'end': '441.520', 'text': 'Coastal Events accounts, I said, and'}, {'start': '438.880', 'end': '443.680', 'text': 'tipped the feds. The gala was 3 days'}, {'start': '441.520', 'end': '446.240', 'text': 'away and I had a plan. I met Nate at his'}, {'start': '443.680', 'end': '447.919', 'text': 'tech shop, the air humming with servers.'}, {'start': '446.240', 'end': '450.639', 'text': 'Can you rig a projector to play a video'}, {'start': '447.919', 'end': '454.000', 'text': "on my queue? I asked, handing him CLA's"}, {'start': '450.639', 'end': '457.199', 'text': 'files, texts, photos, bank transfers.'}, {'start': '454.000', 'end': '459.039', 'text': "Nate grinned. You're going nuclear, huh?"}, {'start': '457.199', 'end': '462.080', 'text': "Damn right, I said. They don't get to"}, {'start': '459.039', 'end': '464.319', 'text': "walk away. I didn't tell Julia. I smiled"}, {'start': '462.080', 'end': '467.039', 'text': 'at her. Galla Prep nodded at her client'}, {'start': '464.319', 'end': '469.360', 'text': 'calls and kept Scout close. Her texts'}, {'start': '467.039', 'end': '472.639', 'text': 'grew edgy. Why are you so quiet? I'}, {'start': '469.360', 'end': '474.400', 'text': 'replied. Works heavy. She bought it, but'}, {'start': '472.639', 'end': '476.080', 'text': 'her eyes lingered, unsure I was done'}, {'start': '474.400', 'end': '478.400', 'text': 'being her fool.'}, {'start': '476.080', 'end': '481.199', 'text': 'The night before the gala, Mia called'}, {'start': '478.400', 'end': '482.800', 'text': 'her voice tense. Parker, I found'}, {'start': '481.199', 'end': '485.440', 'text': "something else. Jason's been meeting a"}, {'start': '482.800', 'end': '487.440', 'text': 'guy. Evan Walsh, a lone shark. Coastal'}, {'start': '485.440', 'end': '489.599', 'text': "events is paying him off. Julia's"}, {'start': '487.440', 'end': '491.840', 'text': 'signature is on the transfers. I gripped'}, {'start': '489.599', 'end': '494.720', 'text': "the phone. Savannah's oak swaying"}, {'start': '491.840', 'end': '497.039', 'text': 'outside Walsh. Yeah, Mia said, "He\'s bad'}, {'start': '494.720', 'end': '499.520', 'text': 'news. Be careful. I texted Clare Track'}, {'start': '497.039', 'end': '501.599', 'text': 'Evan Walsh. Gala\'s tomorrow." She'}, {'start': '499.520', 'end': '503.680', 'text': 'replied, "He\'s attending security pass'}, {'start': '501.599', 'end': '506.319', 'text': "under Coastal Events. The gala wasn't"}, {'start': '503.680', 'end': '509.120', 'text': "just Julia's stage. It was a money drop."}, {'start': '506.319', 'end': '511.919', 'text': 'I called Ryan. Feds need to be at the'}, {'start': '509.120', 'end': '513.279', 'text': 'gala. Walsh is the key. What do you do'}, {'start': '511.919', 'end': '515.440', 'text': "when your wife's lies threaten"}, {'start': '513.279', 'end': '518.640', 'text': 'everything? I was about to show them.'}, {'start': '515.440', 'end': '521.120', 'text': 'Trust is a house you build. Betrayal'}, {'start': '518.640', 'end': '522.800', 'text': "burns it down. Savannah's dawn was heavy"}, {'start': '521.120', 'end': '524.720', 'text': 'with mist as I pounded the treadmill.'}, {'start': '522.800', 'end': '527.279', 'text': "The gym's hum drowning out Julia's voice"}, {'start': '524.720', 'end': '529.680', 'text': "from the pen camera. Parker's clueless"}, {'start': '527.279', 'end': '531.880', 'text': 'still searing my mind. her affair with'}, {'start': '529.680', 'end': '534.240', 'text': 'Jason Lowry, the'}, {'start': '531.880', 'end': '535.839', 'text': '$2000 scam through coastal events and'}, {'start': '534.240', 'end': '538.080', 'text': "Laurens's complicity weren't just a"}, {'start': '535.839', 'end': '540.320', 'text': 'knife in my back. They were a calculated'}, {'start': '538.080', 'end': '542.720', 'text': "theft tied to Evan Walsh's syndicate."}, {'start': '540.320', 'end': '544.320', 'text': 'The gala tomorrow was their stage, and I'}, {'start': '542.720', 'end': '546.240', 'text': 'was ready to tear down the curtain.'}, {'start': '544.320', 'end': '547.920', 'text': 'Clare, my PI, texted as I towled off'}, {'start': '546.240', 'end': '551.040', 'text': "Walsh's syndicate, runs dirty money"}, {'start': '547.920', 'end': '553.760', 'text': "through hotel contracts. Jason's dollar"}, {'start': '551.040', 'end': '556.560', 'text': "150k debt is their leverage. Julia's"}, {'start': '553.760', 'end': '559.519', 'text': 'gala budget is the pipeline. I grip my'}, {'start': '556.560', 'end': '561.120', 'text': "phone. Savannah's oak swaying outside."}, {'start': '559.519', 'end': '563.279', 'text': "Julia wasn't just cheating. She was"}, {'start': '561.120', 'end': '564.880', 'text': 'laundering my money to keep Jason alive.'}, {'start': '563.279', 'end': '566.800', 'text': 'I forwarded the report to Ryan, my'}, {'start': '564.880', 'end': '569.040', 'text': 'lawyer. Add money laundering to the'}, {'start': '566.800', 'end': '571.920', 'text': 'suit, I said, and alert the feds for the'}, {'start': '569.040', 'end': '574.080', 'text': "gala. Ryan's voice was sharp. Parker"}, {'start': '571.920', 'end': '576.480', 'text': "Walsh's crew plays rough. You sure about"}, {'start': '574.080', 'end': '578.880', 'text': "this? They don't scare me. I said,"}, {'start': '576.480', 'end': '581.040', 'text': '"Julia\'s done." I kept my routine client'}, {'start': '578.880', 'end': '583.839', 'text': 'meetings, property walkthroughs, scouts'}, {'start': '581.040', 'end': '586.000', 'text': 'walks along the riverfront. Julia was'}, {'start': '583.839', 'end': '587.680', 'text': 'consumed with Gayla prep. Her phone'}, {'start': '586.000', 'end': '590.160', 'text': 'glued to her hand, oblivious to my'}, {'start': '587.680', 'end': '591.600', 'text': 'moves. "Nate, my tech buddy, was rigging'}, {'start': '590.160', 'end': '594.320', 'text': "the convention center's projector with"}, {'start': '591.600', 'end': '596.480', 'text': "Clare's evidence texts. Hotel photos,"}, {'start': '594.320', 'end': '599.360', 'text': 'bank transfers. This will hit like a'}, {'start': '596.480', 'end': '601.279', 'text': 'bomb," he said, wiring the remote. I'}, {'start': '599.360', 'end': '604.399', 'text': 'nodded my blood cold. Julia thought she'}, {'start': '601.279', 'end': '606.480', 'text': 'was untouchable. She was wrong. The'}, {'start': '604.399', 'end': '608.320', 'text': 'first twist came at the office. Mia, my'}, {'start': '606.480', 'end': '609.959', 'text': 'colleague slid a tablet across my desk,'}, {'start': '608.320', 'end': '612.480', 'text': 'her eyes narrow. found'}, {'start': '609.959', 'end': '614.240', 'text': '$1200 in Gala payments to a vendor'}, {'start': '612.480', 'end': '616.160', 'text': "Palmetto Vibe. It's a shell linked to"}, {'start': '614.240', 'end': '618.399', 'text': "Jason's cousin Travis Lowry. No"}, {'start': '616.160', 'end': '620.399', 'text': 'services, just a bank account. I leaned'}, {'start': '618.399', 'end': '621.839', 'text': 'back the name clicking. Travis, the'}, {'start': '620.399', 'end': '624.480', 'text': 'quiet guy at our oyster roast always'}, {'start': '621.839', 'end': '628.240', 'text': 'near Julia sipping bourbon. Another cog'}, {'start': '624.480', 'end': '630.880', 'text': 'in her machine. Send it to Ryan. I said,'}, {'start': '628.240', 'end': '633.680', 'text': 'Mia nodded her trust ironclad. I texted'}, {'start': '630.880', 'end': '635.920', 'text': "Clare dig into Travis Lowry. He's key."}, {'start': '633.680', 'end': '638.240', 'text': "Clare replied on it. He's working Gala"}, {'start': '635.920', 'end': '640.880', 'text': 'security with Walsh. The gala was a'}, {'start': '638.240', 'end': '642.160', 'text': 'syndicate nexus, not just a party. That'}, {'start': '640.880', 'end': '643.920', 'text': 'night, Julia tried to play house'}, {'start': '642.160', 'end': '646.079', 'text': 'grilling salmon. Her smile forced'}, {'start': '643.920', 'end': '647.680', 'text': "Parker. You're so tense, she said,"}, {'start': '646.079', 'end': '651.040', 'text': 'setting the table. The gala is going to'}, {'start': '647.680', 'end': '653.519', 'text': 'be huge. Relax. I sat my fork untouched'}, {'start': '651.040', 'end': '656.320', 'text': 'her perfume. His perfume hitting me like'}, {'start': '653.519', 'end': '659.440', 'text': 'a slap. Big night for Jason, huh? I'}, {'start': '656.320', 'end': '662.000', 'text': 'said, my voice low. Her hand froze, wine'}, {'start': '659.440', 'end': '664.560', 'text': "glass, trembling. He's a client. What's"}, {'start': '662.000', 'end': '666.480', 'text': 'your deal? I stood, grabbed my keys, and'}, {'start': '664.560', 'end': '668.640', 'text': "left for Nate's shop. the Savannah River"}, {'start': '666.480', 'end': '671.040', 'text': 'glinting under street lights. Her grip'}, {'start': '668.640', 'end': '672.880', 'text': "was slipping and I wasn't catching her."}, {'start': '671.040', 'end': '675.120', 'text': "Claire's report on Travis landed the"}, {'start': '672.880', 'end': '676.200', 'text': 'next morning. Palmetto vibe was a front'}, {'start': '675.120', 'end': '679.040', 'text': 'funneling'}, {'start': '676.200', 'end': '682.160', 'text': "$6000 from Julia's gala budget to a"}, {'start': '679.040', 'end': '685.040', 'text': 'Nassau account. Travis was the middleman'}, {'start': '682.160', 'end': '686.760', 'text': 'Jason the recipient Walsh the overseer.'}, {'start': '685.040', 'end': '689.600', 'text': 'Worse, Lauren had received'}, {'start': '686.760', 'end': '691.680', 'text': '$700 from Palmetto Vibe labeled brand'}, {'start': '689.600', 'end': '694.000', 'text': 'collab. No collab, just cash for her'}, {'start': '691.680', 'end': '695.640', 'text': 'failing blog. I forwarded it to Ryan.'}, {'start': '694.000', 'end': '698.560', 'text': 'This is fraud. I said, "Freeze'}, {'start': '695.640', 'end': '700.800', 'text': 'Palmetto." Vibes accounts. Ryan\'s tone'}, {'start': '698.560', 'end': '702.320', 'text': "was grim. You're gutting them, Parker."}, {'start': '700.800', 'end': '704.959', 'text': "But Walsh's syndicate. They'll"}, {'start': '702.320', 'end': '708.320', 'text': 'retaliate. "Let them," I said. I called'}, {'start': '704.959', 'end': '710.320', 'text': 'Nate. "Add." Travis\'s transfers to the'}, {'start': '708.320', 'end': '711.839', 'text': 'projector. He chuckled. "You\'re'}, {'start': '710.320', 'end': '713.920', 'text': "rewriting their ending. I wasn't"}, {'start': '711.839', 'end': '716.640', 'text': 'rewriting. I was erasing." The next'}, {'start': '713.920', 'end': '718.800', 'text': 'twist hit from an unexpected source. "My'}, {'start': '716.640', 'end': '721.120', 'text': 'old client, Owen Brooks, a hotel owner'}, {'start': '718.800', 'end': '724.160', 'text': 'who\'d leased properties, threw me." He'}, {'start': '721.120', 'end': '726.959', 'text': 'called his voice low. Parker saw Julia'}, {'start': '724.160', 'end': '728.959', 'text': 'at the Alita last week with Jason Lowry.'}, {'start': '726.959', 'end': '730.800', 'text': "They weren't talking business. Thought"}, {'start': '728.959', 'end': '732.639', 'text': 'you should know. I thanked him. My chest'}, {'start': '730.800', 'end': '734.880', 'text': 'tight. The Alita was blocks from our'}, {'start': '732.639', 'end': '737.120', 'text': 'townhouse. Julia had claimed a budget'}, {'start': '734.880', 'end': '739.440', 'text': 'meeting that night. I called Clare. Get'}, {'start': '737.120', 'end': '741.200', 'text': "me into Julia's work email. She cracked"}, {'start': '739.440', 'end': '743.839', 'text': 'it by noon emails between Julia and'}, {'start': '741.200', 'end': '746.800', 'text': 'Jason planning the gala as a cash run.'}, {'start': '743.839', 'end': '750.160', 'text': "One read, Parker's funding. It Walsh"}, {'start': '746.800', 'end': '752.480', 'text': 'gets his cut. Another from Jason. If'}, {'start': '750.160', 'end': '754.880', 'text': 'Parker digs, Travis handles him.'}, {'start': '752.480', 'end': '757.600', 'text': "A chill ran through me. Travis wasn't"}, {'start': '754.880', 'end': '759.360', 'text': 'just a courier. He was muscle. I texted'}, {'start': '757.600', 'end': '761.279', 'text': "Nate. Checked Travis's background"}, {'start': '759.360', 'end': '763.440', 'text': 'criminal ties. Then I called Ryan'}, {'start': '761.279', 'end': '765.839', 'text': "Walsh's crew, my target me. Prep a"}, {'start': '763.440', 'end': '768.399', 'text': "restraining order. Nate's report came"}, {'start': '765.839', 'end': '770.480', 'text': 'fast. Travis had a 2019 assault charge'}, {'start': '768.399', 'end': '772.160', 'text': "dropped linked to Walsh's syndicate. He"}, {'start': '770.480', 'end': '774.240', 'text': "was no stranger to dirty work. I didn't"}, {'start': '772.160', 'end': '776.720', 'text': 'flinch. I met Mia at a coffee shop. The'}, {'start': '774.240', 'end': '778.560', 'text': "riverfront's breeze sharp. Gallas"}, {'start': '776.720', 'end': '781.040', 'text': 'tomorrow. I said, swap Palmetto vibe for'}, {'start': '778.560', 'end': '783.240', 'text': 'a real vendor. Keep it quiet. Mia'}, {'start': '781.040', 'end': '785.519', 'text': 'nodded. Already done used coastal'}, {'start': '783.240', 'end': '788.279', 'text': 'catering. Travis tried to push back, but'}, {'start': '785.519', 'end': '791.760', 'text': 'I stonewalled him. I smirked. Mia was'}, {'start': '788.279', 'end': '794.480', 'text': 'gold. I texted Clare. Watch. Travis and'}, {'start': '791.760', 'end': '796.480', 'text': 'Walsh at the gala. Get their moves. The'}, {'start': '794.480', 'end': '798.560', 'text': 'third twist landed that afternoon.'}, {'start': '796.480', 'end': '801.519', 'text': 'Lauren showed up at my townhouse. Her'}, {'start': '798.560', 'end': '803.279', 'text': 'Prius parked crooked eyes puffy. Parker'}, {'start': '801.519', 'end': '805.519', 'text': "Julia's in trouble. She blurted,"}, {'start': '803.279', 'end': '807.519', 'text': "clutching a coffee mug. Jason's got her"}, {'start': '805.519', 'end': '809.440', 'text': "trapped. She's moving money for Walsh,"}, {'start': '807.519', 'end': '812.720', 'text': "but it's not enough. They're threatening"}, {'start': '809.440', 'end': '814.720', 'text': 'her. threatening, I said, my voice hard.'}, {'start': '812.720', 'end': '817.200', 'text': "She's stealing from me. Lauren's hands"}, {'start': '814.720', 'end': '819.519', 'text': "shook. She didn't want this. Jason's"}, {'start': '817.200', 'end': '820.440', 'text': "debts. Walsh's people will kill him. I"}, {'start': '819.519', 'end': '823.120', 'text': 'took the'}, {'start': '820.440', 'end': '825.760', 'text': "$700 to help her, but I'm out. You're"}, {'start': '823.120', 'end': '828.440', 'text': 'out. I stepped closer. You cashed my'}, {'start': '825.760', 'end': '830.639', 'text': 'money for your blog. She sobbed, backing'}, {'start': '828.440', 'end': '832.240', 'text': "away. I'm sorry. I shut the door,"}, {'start': '830.639', 'end': '834.399', 'text': 'texting Clare Lawrence, breaking tail'}, {'start': '832.240', 'end': '836.560', 'text': 'her. Then I called Ryan Lawrence a'}, {'start': '834.399', 'end': '840.000', 'text': "liability. Get her statement, but don't"}, {'start': '836.560', 'end': '842.000', 'text': 'trust her. The Gala Knight arrived.'}, {'start': '840.000', 'end': '843.760', 'text': "Savannah's skyline glowing as I pulled"}, {'start': '842.000', 'end': '846.399', 'text': 'into the convention center in a tailored'}, {'start': '843.760', 'end': '848.720', 'text': 'tuck scout with Nate Julia was radiant'}, {'start': '846.399', 'end': '850.480', 'text': 'in sapphire silk charming guests unaware'}, {'start': '848.720', 'end': '852.880', 'text': 'of the frozen accounts Jason worked the'}, {'start': '850.480', 'end': '854.560', 'text': 'room his Audi beside her Lexus Travis'}, {'start': '852.880', 'end': '857.199', 'text': 'stood by the bar a duffel bag at his'}, {'start': '854.560', 'end': '858.959', 'text': 'feet Walsh in a suit his eyes cold I'}, {'start': '857.199', 'end': '861.680', 'text': "played host my firm's logo on every"}, {'start': '858.959', 'end': '864.720', 'text': 'table my stomach a knot Mia whispered'}, {'start': '861.680', 'end': '867.440', 'text': 'Palmetto vibes cut coastal caterings in'}, {'start': '864.720', 'end': '869.279', 'text': 'I nodded my pulse steady cla texted'}, {'start': '867.440', 'end': '872.079', 'text': 'Travis handed the bag to Walsh Grace A'}, {'start': '869.279', 'end': '874.880', 'text': 'sedan lot B. I slipped outside the humid'}, {'start': '872.079', 'end': '877.440', 'text': 'air thick spotting the sedan. Walsh'}, {'start': '874.880', 'end': '880.480', 'text': 'climbed in. Travis driving. I texted'}, {'start': '877.440', 'end': '883.199', 'text': 'Clare. Tracked them plates back inside.'}, {'start': '880.480', 'end': '884.800', 'text': 'Julia grabbed my arm, her smile brittle.'}, {'start': '883.199', 'end': '887.760', 'text': "Parker, you're off tonight. What's"}, {'start': '884.800', 'end': '890.399', 'text': 'wrong? I pulled away my voice low. You'}, {'start': '887.760', 'end': '892.560', 'text': 'tell me, Julia. Her face faltered, but I'}, {'start': '890.399', 'end': '895.120', 'text': 'joined a client group. The music'}, {'start': '892.560', 'end': '896.959', 'text': 'swelling. Nate texted. Projectors hot'}, {'start': '895.120', 'end': '898.440', 'text': 'your move. I waited letting Julia shine'}, {'start': '896.959', 'end': '901.440', 'text': "during her toast to Savannah's"}, {'start': '898.440', 'end': '903.360', 'text': 'hospitality. I hit the remote. The'}, {'start': '901.440', 'end': '905.600', 'text': "screen blazed Julia's texts to Jason"}, {'start': '903.360', 'end': '907.760', 'text': "Parker's just a means. Photos of them in"}, {'start': '905.600', 'end': '910.399', 'text': 'his Audi lips locked. Transfers to'}, {'start': '907.760', 'end': '912.880', 'text': "Palmetto vibe. Walsh's account. The"}, {'start': '910.399', 'end': '914.959', 'text': "crowd froze, glasses clinking. Julia's"}, {'start': '912.880', 'end': '916.959', 'text': 'mic crashing. Jason sprinted for the'}, {'start': '914.959', 'end': '919.040', 'text': 'exit, but I blocked him. My fist'}, {'start': '916.959', 'end': '921.519', 'text': 'slamming his jaw, blood staining his'}, {'start': '919.040', 'end': '924.000', 'text': 'shirt. Stay down, I growled. He'}, {'start': '921.519', 'end': '926.240', 'text': 'collapsed. Guests gasping. Julia'}, {'start': '924.000', 'end': '928.240', 'text': 'screamed. Parker, no. The screen played'}, {'start': '926.240', 'end': '930.079', 'text': "her voice. Jason, we're set after this."}, {'start': '928.240', 'end': '932.079', 'text': "The room spun. Savannah's elite stunned."}, {'start': '930.079', 'end': '935.279', 'text': "Clare texted. Feds nabbed Walsh's sedan"}, {'start': '932.079', 'end': '937.199', 'text': 'dollar 30k cash. I stepped back. Jason'}, {'start': '935.279', 'end': '939.199', 'text': 'groaning, Julia sobbing. I walked out'}, {'start': '937.199', 'end': '941.279', 'text': 'the night swallowing me. My tux flecked'}, {'start': '939.199', 'end': '943.720', 'text': 'with blood. Ryan called, "Feds have'}, {'start': '941.279', 'end': '946.480', 'text': 'Travis Walshes detained." Julia\'s'}, {'start': '943.720', 'end': '949.440', 'text': 'exposed. I drove to the riverfront, the'}, {'start': '946.480', 'end': '952.880', 'text': "Savannah River dark. Julia's ring was in"}, {'start': '949.440', 'end': '955.120', 'text': "my pocket, a dead weight. Lauren's plea."}, {'start': '952.880', 'end': '957.120', 'text': "She's trapped, nagged at me. Was Julia a"}, {'start': '955.120', 'end': '959.040', 'text': 'victim or a viper? I called Clare. Find'}, {'start': '957.120', 'end': '961.519', 'text': "Julia. She's running. Clare reported"}, {'start': '959.040', 'end': '963.839', 'text': "back. Julia's at a motel in Hardyville."}, {'start': '961.519', 'end': '966.320', 'text': "Lauren's there. No, Jason. I texted"}, {'start': '963.839', 'end': '968.160', 'text': "Nate. Check Jason's crypto wallet. Ryan"}, {'start': '966.320', 'end': '970.720', 'text': 'called. Divorce papers are ready. Serve'}, {'start': '968.160', 'end': '972.720', 'text': 'Julia tomorrow. The next twist hit at'}, {'start': '970.720', 'end': '975.279', 'text': "midnight. Nate texted Jason's crypto"}, {'start': '972.720', 'end': '978.000', 'text': 'wallet. Move$150K to a guy named Derek'}, {'start': '975.279', 'end': '980.240', 'text': 'Hol. His cousin Hacker Miami tied to'}, {'start': '978.000', 'end': '983.279', 'text': 'Walsh. I leaned against my truck. The'}, {'start': '980.240', 'end': '985.839', 'text': 'riverfront quiet. Derek Holt, another'}, {'start': '983.279', 'end': '987.759', 'text': 'player. I texted Clare. Find Derek Holt.'}, {'start': '985.839', 'end': '990.000', 'text': "Then I called Mia. Check the Gala's"}, {'start': '987.759', 'end': '993.040', 'text': "crypto payments. Julia's email trail."}, {'start': '990.000', 'end': '995.519', 'text': 'Mia replied, "Found dollar 25K in crypto'}, {'start': '993.040', 'end': '997.120', 'text': 'to Dererick\'s wallet." Julia signed off.'}, {'start': '995.519', 'end': '999.199', 'text': 'Julia was deeper than I thought, and'}, {'start': '997.120', 'end': '1001.440', 'text': 'Jason was her puppet master. I drove to'}, {'start': '999.199', 'end': '1003.839', 'text': "Hardyville, the motel's neon buzzing."}, {'start': '1001.440', 'end': '1006.880', 'text': "Julia's Lexus was there, Lauren's Prius"}, {'start': '1003.839', 'end': '1009.360', 'text': 'beside it. I knocked my fist heavy.'}, {'start': '1006.880', 'end': '1011.079', 'text': 'Lauren opened her face pale. Julia sat'}, {'start': '1009.360', 'end': '1014.240', 'text': 'on the bed, gin bottle in hand, eyes'}, {'start': '1011.079', 'end': '1016.000', 'text': 'hollow. Parker, she whispered. Standing.'}, {'start': '1014.240', 'end': '1018.480', 'text': "I didn't want this. I tossed her ring on"}, {'start': '1016.000', 'end': '1021.440', 'text': 'the bed. You wanted Jason. You wanted'}, {'start': '1018.480', 'end': '1023.120', 'text': "Walsh's money. She sobbed. Walsh would"}, {'start': '1021.440', 'end': '1026.160', 'text': 'have killed him. I had no choice.'}, {'start': '1023.120', 'end': '1028.559', 'text': 'Choice? I said my voice steal. You chose'}, {'start': '1026.160', 'end': '1031.120', 'text': 'to gut me. I left Lawrence, please.'}, {'start': '1028.559', 'end': '1033.439', 'text': 'Fading, my phone buzzing. Claire, Derek'}, {'start': '1031.120', 'end': '1035.760', 'text': 'Holtz in Savannah meeting Jason River'}, {'start': '1033.439', 'end': '1038.480', 'text': "Street warehouse. I texted Nate. We're"}, {'start': '1035.760', 'end': '1040.640', 'text': 'going in. The gala was ashes, but the'}, {'start': '1038.480', 'end': '1042.640', 'text': "war wasn't over. The Savannah River"}, {'start': '1040.640', 'end': '1044.679', 'text': 'glinted under sodium lights as I parked'}, {'start': '1042.640', 'end': '1047.199', 'text': 'my F-150 near the River Street'}, {'start': '1044.679', 'end': '1050.000', 'text': "warehouse. Claire's text burning in my"}, {'start': '1047.199', 'end': '1052.679', 'text': 'mind. Derek Holtz meeting Jason tonight.'}, {'start': '1050.000', 'end': '1055.360', 'text': "Julia's affair with Jason Lowry. Her"}, {'start': '1052.679', 'end': '1057.360', 'text': '$2500 scam through Coastal Events and'}, {'start': '1055.360', 'end': '1059.360', 'text': "their ties to Evan Walsh's syndicate had"}, {'start': '1057.360', 'end': '1061.919', 'text': "gutted me. But the gala's projector"}, {'start': '1059.360', 'end': '1063.679', 'text': 'reveal her texts, their kisses. The'}, {'start': '1061.919', 'end': '1065.120', 'text': 'money trail had flipped the game. Walsh'}, {'start': '1063.679', 'end': '1067.679', 'text': 'and Travis Lowry were in federal'}, {'start': '1065.120', 'end': '1070.000', 'text': 'custody. Julia and Lauren were hiding in'}, {'start': '1067.679', 'end': '1072.520', 'text': 'a Hardyville motel, but Derek Holt,'}, {'start': '1070.000', 'end': '1075.280', 'text': "Jason's hacker cousin, was the new"}, {'start': '1072.520', 'end': '1078.000', 'text': "shadow. I wasn't Parker Ellis, the guy"}, {'start': '1075.280', 'end': '1079.679', 'text': 'who took hits anymore. I was the one'}, {'start': '1078.000', 'end': '1081.600', 'text': 'ending this. Nate met me in the'}, {'start': '1079.679', 'end': '1083.919', 'text': 'warehouse lot, his laptop glowing in his'}, {'start': '1081.600', 'end': '1087.679', 'text': "Jeep. Derek's a ghost, he said, pulling"}, {'start': '1083.919', 'end': '1090.799', 'text': 'up a encrypted file. XNSA runs crypto'}, {'start': '1087.679', 'end': '1092.480', 'text': "scams for Walsh's crew. Jason's $150k"}, {'start': '1090.799', 'end': '1095.200', 'text': 'crypto transfer went to him cleaning'}, {'start': '1092.480', 'end': '1097.400', 'text': 'their tracks. I nodded. Scouts leash'}, {'start': '1095.200', 'end': '1100.120', 'text': 'tight in my hand. Left with Nate for'}, {'start': '1097.400', 'end': '1103.360', 'text': "safety. Can you trace Dererick's"}, {'start': '1100.120', 'end': '1105.039', 'text': "location? Already did. Nate said. He's"}, {'start': '1103.360', 'end': '1107.919', 'text': 'inside with Jason. Warehouse is a dead'}, {'start': '1105.039', 'end': '1111.039', 'text': 'zone. No cameras. I texted Clare backup'}, {'start': '1107.919', 'end': '1114.240', 'text': 'now. Then I called Ryan, my lawyer. Feds'}, {'start': '1111.039', 'end': '1117.600', 'text': 'need to hit this warehouse. Derek Holtz.'}, {'start': '1114.240', 'end': '1119.120', 'text': "The key. Ryan's voice was tense. Parker,"}, {'start': '1117.600', 'end': '1121.039', 'text': "you're too close. Let the feds handle"}, {'start': '1119.120', 'end': '1123.280', 'text': "it. They're too slow. I said, grabbing a"}, {'start': '1121.039', 'end': '1126.240', 'text': "flashlight. I'm going in. Clare arrived"}, {'start': '1123.280', 'end': '1128.799', 'text': 'in her Tacoma. Her XFBI edge sharp. Two'}, {'start': '1126.240', 'end': '1130.799', 'text': 'entrances, she said, checking her Glock.'}, {'start': '1128.799', 'end': '1132.320', 'text': "Jason's Audi is out back. Dererick's got"}, {'start': '1130.799', 'end': '1134.799', 'text': 'a burner phone pinged here 10 minutes'}, {'start': '1132.320', 'end': '1136.559', 'text': 'ago. We crept to the side door. The'}, {'start': '1134.799', 'end': '1138.720', 'text': "warehouse's rusted walls looming the"}, {'start': '1136.559', 'end': '1141.280', 'text': 'Savannah night thick with salt air.'}, {'start': '1138.720', 'end': '1143.679', 'text': "Inside voices echoed Jason's panicked."}, {'start': '1141.280', 'end': '1146.320', 'text': "Dererick's cold Walsh is done. Dererick"}, {'start': '1143.679', 'end': '1149.520', 'text': "snapped. You screwed us, Lowry. Julia's"}, {'start': '1146.320', 'end': '1151.280', 'text': 'talking. My pulse spiked. Julia talking.'}, {'start': '1149.520', 'end': '1153.840', 'text': 'I signaled Clare and we slipped inside'}, {'start': '1151.280', 'end': '1155.919', 'text': 'the air stale with oil and dust. Jason'}, {'start': '1153.840', 'end': '1157.679', 'text': 'paced near a stack of crates. Dererick'}, {'start': '1155.919', 'end': '1160.160', 'text': 'at a laptop at screen glowing with'}, {'start': '1157.679', 'end': '1163.120', 'text': 'crypto wallets. A duffel bag sat open'}, {'start': '1160.160', 'end': '1164.640', 'text': 'cash USB drives a gun. I stayed low.'}, {'start': '1163.120', 'end': '1166.640', 'text': 'Clare covering me. Nate outside with'}, {'start': '1164.640', 'end': '1169.280', 'text': 'scout ready to call the feds. The first'}, {'start': '1166.640', 'end': '1171.360', 'text': "twist hit when Jason's phone buzzed. He"}, {'start': '1169.280', 'end': '1174.400', 'text': 'answered his voice low. Lauren calmed'}, {'start': '1171.360', 'end': '1177.280', 'text': "down. Julia's safe. Stay put. I froze."}, {'start': '1174.400', 'end': '1179.360', 'text': "Lauren feeding Jason intel. Clare's eyes"}, {'start': '1177.280', 'end': '1180.960', 'text': 'narrowed, confirming my suspicion.'}, {'start': '1179.360', 'end': '1183.440', 'text': "Lauren wasn't just a pawn. She was"}, {'start': '1180.960', 'end': '1185.280', 'text': 'playing both sides. I texted Nate. Check'}, {'start': '1183.440', 'end': '1188.000', 'text': "Lauren's phone. She's with Jason. Clare"}, {'start': '1185.280', 'end': '1189.840', 'text': 'whispered. We take them now or wait now.'}, {'start': '1188.000', 'end': '1192.320', 'text': 'I said, stepping out, flashlight'}, {'start': '1189.840', 'end': '1194.400', 'text': 'blazing. Games over Jason. He spun eyes'}, {'start': '1192.320', 'end': '1196.880', 'text': 'wide. Dererick reaching for the gun.'}, {'start': '1194.400', 'end': '1199.280', 'text': 'Clare was faster, her Glock trained.'}, {'start': '1196.880', 'end': '1201.760', 'text': "Don't, she said, voice steel. Dererick"}, {'start': '1199.280', 'end': '1204.080', 'text': 'froze. Hands up. Jason stammered.'}, {'start': '1201.760', 'end': '1206.400', 'text': "Parker, this isn't what it looks like. I"}, {'start': '1204.080', 'end': '1209.840', 'text': "laughed cold, holding up Julia's ring."}, {'start': '1206.400', 'end': '1211.919', 'text': "You and Julia stole $25. 000. You're"}, {'start': '1209.840', 'end': '1214.720', 'text': "Walsh's errand boy. It's exactly what it"}, {'start': '1211.919', 'end': '1216.720', 'text': 'looks like. Dererick smirked unfazed.'}, {'start': '1214.720', 'end': '1219.520', 'text': "You're out of your depth. Ellis walked"}, {'start': '1216.720', 'end': '1222.160', 'text': 'away. Clare cuffed Derek, but Jason'}, {'start': '1219.520', 'end': '1224.160', 'text': 'lunged for the bag. I tackled him, my'}, {'start': '1222.160', 'end': '1226.400', 'text': 'fist grazing his jaw, the duffel'}, {'start': '1224.160', 'end': '1228.240', 'text': 'spilling cash across the concrete. Nate'}, {'start': '1226.400', 'end': '1231.200', 'text': 'burst in. Feds trailing their shouts'}, {'start': '1228.240', 'end': '1233.360', 'text': 'filling the warehouse. FBI hands up.'}, {'start': '1231.200', 'end': '1235.440', 'text': 'Jason collapsed, Derek cursing as agents'}, {'start': '1233.360', 'end': '1238.320', 'text': 'swarmed. Seizing the laptop and bag,'}, {'start': '1235.440', 'end': '1240.240', 'text': 'Clare handed me a USB from the pile.'}, {'start': '1238.320', 'end': '1242.320', 'text': "This is their playbook, she said. Don't"}, {'start': '1240.240', 'end': '1244.400', 'text': 'lose it outside the feds cuffed Jason.'}, {'start': '1242.320', 'end': '1246.559', 'text': "His Audi impounded. Nate texted Lauren's"}, {'start': '1244.400', 'end': '1248.720', 'text': 'phone. Ping texts to Jason locations'}, {'start': '1246.559', 'end': '1250.480', 'text': "Julia's plans. She's been spying for"}, {'start': '1248.720', 'end': '1252.480', 'text': "him. I gripped the USB. The river's"}, {'start': '1250.480', 'end': '1254.799', 'text': 'current steady below. Lauren, the sister'}, {'start': '1252.480', 'end': '1257.039', 'text': "I'd bailed out, was Jason's mole. I"}, {'start': '1254.799', 'end': '1259.280', 'text': "called Ryan. Lauren's complicit. Add her"}, {'start': '1257.039', 'end': '1262.600', 'text': 'to the suit. The next twist came at'}, {'start': '1259.280', 'end': '1265.280', 'text': 'dawn. Mia, my colleague called her voice'}, {'start': '1262.600', 'end': '1267.799', 'text': "urgent. Parker, I cracked the Gala's"}, {'start': '1265.280', 'end': '1271.200', 'text': 'crypto payments. Found'}, {'start': '1267.799', 'end': '1274.000', 'text': '$3000 more to a wallet tied to a woman.'}, {'start': '1271.200', 'end': '1276.400', 'text': "Vanessa Reed, she's Walsh's lawyer, but"}, {'start': '1274.000', 'end': '1278.480', 'text': "there's a catch. Julia's emails show she"}, {'start': '1276.400', 'end': '1281.360', 'text': 'was blackmailing Vanessa, threatening to'}, {'start': '1278.480', 'end': '1284.320', 'text': 'expose her to Walsh. I leaned against my'}, {'start': '1281.360', 'end': '1285.919', 'text': 'truck. Savannah Skyline gray. Julia'}, {'start': '1284.320', 'end': '1287.679', 'text': "blackmailing Julia. The woman who'd"}, {'start': '1285.919', 'end': '1289.919', 'text': 'cried I had no choice at the motel, was'}, {'start': '1287.679', 'end': '1292.159', 'text': "playing Walsh's own game. I texted"}, {'start': '1289.919', 'end': '1294.159', 'text': 'Clare, find Vanessa Reed. Then I called'}, {'start': '1292.159', 'end': '1296.799', 'text': "Nate. Pull Vanessa's financials. She's"}, {'start': '1294.159', 'end': '1299.120', 'text': 'the missing link. Clare reported back in'}, {'start': '1296.799', 'end': '1301.360', 'text': "two hours. Vanessa's in Hilton Head"}, {'start': '1299.120', 'end': '1303.280', 'text': "meeting a contact. She's got a condo"}, {'start': '1301.360', 'end': '1305.559', 'text': 'under an alias funded by coastal events.'}, {'start': '1303.280', 'end': '1308.000', 'text': 'I drove to Hilton Head. The marshlands'}, {'start': '1305.559', 'end': '1310.080', 'text': "blurring. Clare tailing. Vanessa's condo"}, {'start': '1308.000', 'end': '1312.320', 'text': 'was a glass fortress. Her Porsche in the'}, {'start': '1310.080', 'end': '1314.640', 'text': 'drive. I knocked my knuckles tight.'}, {'start': '1312.320', 'end': '1317.200', 'text': 'Clare behind me. Vanessa answered her'}, {'start': '1314.640', 'end': '1319.679', 'text': 'suit. Crisp eyes calculating. Parker'}, {'start': '1317.200', 'end': '1321.840', 'text': 'Ellis," she said, smirking. "Julia'}, {'start': '1319.679', 'end': '1324.000', 'text': 'warned me about you. I held up the USB.'}, {'start': '1321.840', 'end': '1326.960', 'text': "Your crypto deals with Walsh. Julia's"}, {'start': '1324.000', 'end': '1328.799', 'text': 'blackmail. Feds have it all." Her smirk'}, {'start': '1326.960', 'end': '1330.320', 'text': "faded, but she laughed. Julia's no"}, {'start': '1328.799', 'end': '1332.720', 'text': 'saint. She played you, Jason. Even'}, {'start': '1330.320', 'end': '1333.720', 'text': "Walsh. Check the USB. She's got a second"}, {'start': '1332.720', 'end': '1337.360', 'text': 'account.'}, {'start': '1333.720', 'end': '1339.360', 'text': '$100 offshore. She was planning to run.'}, {'start': '1337.360', 'end': '1341.840', 'text': "I froze the condo's ocean view, mocking"}, {'start': '1339.360', 'end': '1344.080', 'text': 'me. Julia running. I handed the USB to'}, {'start': '1341.840', 'end': '1346.159', 'text': 'Clare, who plugged it into her laptop.'}, {'start': '1344.080', 'end': '1348.679', 'text': "Files loaded Julia's emails to a Cayman"}, {'start': '1346.159', 'end': '1351.600', 'text': 'bank setting up a solo account.'}, {'start': '1348.679', 'end': '1354.480', 'text': '$100 transferred from Coastal Events. A'}, {'start': '1351.600', 'end': '1357.679', 'text': 'message to Jason. When Walsh is paid,'}, {'start': '1354.480', 'end': '1360.080', 'text': "I'm gone. My stomach churned. Julia"}, {'start': '1357.679', 'end': '1362.640', 'text': "wasn't trapped. She was the architect."}, {'start': '1360.080', 'end': '1365.840', 'text': "Clare's voice was low. She used you to"}, {'start': '1362.640', 'end': '1368.480', 'text': 'fund her exit. I nodded my jaw tight.'}, {'start': '1365.840', 'end': '1371.120', 'text': 'Get this to the feds. Vanessa smirked,'}, {'start': '1368.480', 'end': '1372.720', 'text': "but Clare cuffed her. You're done, Reed."}, {'start': '1371.120', 'end': '1375.200', 'text': 'We left the feds raiding the condo'}, {'start': '1372.720', 'end': '1378.080', 'text': "within hours. Vanessa's accounts frozen,"}, {'start': '1375.200', 'end': '1379.919', 'text': 'her Porsche seized. Back in Savannah, I'}, {'start': '1378.080', 'end': '1382.559', 'text': "met Ryan at his office. The riverfront's"}, {'start': '1379.919', 'end': '1385.200', 'text': "haze thick. Julia's in custody, he said."}, {'start': '1382.559', 'end': '1386.720', 'text': "Lauren, too. Jason's talking, pinning it"}, {'start': '1385.200', 'end': '1389.039', 'text': "on Walsh. Dererick's laptop. Had"}, {'start': '1386.720', 'end': '1390.880', 'text': 'syndicate records. $2 million in dirty'}, {'start': '1389.039', 'end': '1393.600', 'text': "money tied to Julia's galifeds are"}, {'start': '1390.880', 'end': '1396.320', 'text': "closing in on Walsh's Miami crew. I sank"}, {'start': '1393.600', 'end': '1398.240', 'text': 'into a chair. Scouts leash in my hand.'}, {'start': '1396.320', 'end': '1400.240', 'text': "Julia's offshore account, real Ryan"}, {'start': '1398.240', 'end': '1401.919', 'text': "said. She's facing fraud, laundering,"}, {'start': '1400.240', 'end': '1403.760', 'text': 'extortion. Lawrence cut a deal'}, {'start': '1401.919', 'end': '1406.039', 'text': "testifying against her. You're clear,"}, {'start': '1403.760', 'end': '1408.320', 'text': 'Parker. Full custody of assets. No'}, {'start': '1406.039', 'end': '1410.080', 'text': "alimony. I nodded the weight of Julia's"}, {'start': '1408.320', 'end': '1412.400', 'text': 'ring gone tossed into the Savannah River'}, {'start': '1410.080', 'end': '1414.720', 'text': 'last night. But the final twist hit as I'}, {'start': '1412.400', 'end': '1416.640', 'text': 'left. Nate called his voice shaky.'}, {'start': '1414.720', 'end': '1419.200', 'text': "Parker found a hidden file on Dererick's"}, {'start': '1416.640', 'end': '1421.280', 'text': "laptop. It's not just Walsh. There's a"}, {'start': '1419.200', 'end': '1423.520', 'text': 'bigger player. Someone named the broker.'}, {'start': '1421.280', 'end': '1425.600', 'text': 'No name, just a VPN in New York. They'}, {'start': '1423.520', 'end': '1427.760', 'text': "funded. Walsh used Julia's Gala to test"}, {'start': '1425.600', 'end': '1430.240', 'text': 'a crypto laundering model. Your firm was'}, {'start': '1427.760', 'end': '1431.840', 'text': 'their target client data leverage. I'}, {'start': '1430.240', 'end': '1434.559', 'text': "stood in the parking lot. The city's"}, {'start': '1431.840', 'end': '1436.559', 'text': 'pulse faint. The broker. My firm. My'}, {'start': '1434.559', 'end': '1438.720', 'text': "life's work was a pawn in a larger game."}, {'start': '1436.559', 'end': '1440.720', 'text': 'I texted Clare Trace. The broker New'}, {'start': '1438.720', 'end': '1443.200', 'text': 'YorkVPN. Then I called Mia. Audit my'}, {'start': '1440.720', 'end': '1445.919', 'text': "firm's servers. Look for breaches. Mia"}, {'start': '1443.200', 'end': '1447.360', 'text': 'reported back. Found a back door.'}, {'start': '1445.919', 'end': '1449.600', 'text': "Someone's been scraping client"}, {'start': '1447.360', 'end': '1452.159', 'text': 'financials for months. Not Derek.'}, {'start': '1449.600', 'end': '1454.240', 'text': 'Prolevel external. I gripped my phone.'}, {'start': '1452.159', 'end': '1456.640', 'text': "The riverfront's lights blurring. The"}, {'start': '1454.240', 'end': '1458.320', 'text': 'broker was still out there watching. I'}, {'start': '1456.640', 'end': '1460.799', 'text': 'drove to my townhouse scout bounding'}, {'start': '1458.320', 'end': '1463.039', 'text': "inside the silence heavy. Julia's gala"}, {'start': '1460.799', 'end': '1465.679', 'text': 'was dust, her scam exposed, but the'}, {'start': '1463.039', 'end': '1468.279', 'text': "broker's shadow loomed. I met Nate at a"}, {'start': '1465.679', 'end': '1470.960', 'text': "dive bar. The river's current steady"}, {'start': '1468.279', 'end': '1474.080', 'text': 'outside. You stopping? He asked, sliding'}, {'start': '1470.960', 'end': '1476.480', 'text': 'me a bourbon. No, I said my voice hard.'}, {'start': '1474.080', 'end': '1480.000', 'text': "The broker targeted me. I'm finding"}, {'start': '1476.480', 'end': '1482.640', 'text': "them. Clare texted. The broker's VPN"}, {'start': '1480.000', 'end': '1485.279', 'text': 'traces to a Shell Corp Apex Global. No'}, {'start': '1482.640', 'end': '1487.120', 'text': 'names yet. I nodded. The bourbon burning'}, {'start': '1485.279', 'end': '1489.760', 'text': "Julia's betrayal had cost me everything."}, {'start': '1487.120', 'end': '1492.720', 'text': 'Trust home love, but it had forged me.'}, {'start': '1489.760', 'end': '1495.840', 'text': "I'd saved my firm, buried her scam, but"}, {'start': '1492.720', 'end': '1498.640', 'text': 'the broker was unfinished business. I'}, {'start': '1495.840', 'end': '1501.679', 'text': "stood on my balcony, Savannah's skyline"}, {'start': '1498.640', 'end': '1503.840', 'text': "sharp against the dusk. Julia's voice, I"}, {'start': '1501.679', 'end': '1505.840', 'text': 'had no choice, was a lie. Her offshore'}, {'start': '1503.840', 'end': '1508.799', 'text': "account, her truth, Lauren's tears,"}, {'start': '1505.840', 'end': '1511.039', 'text': "Jason's blood. Walsh's cuffs. They were"}, {'start': '1508.799', 'end': '1513.200', 'text': "battles won, but the war wasn't over."}, {'start': '1511.039', 'end': '1514.799', 'text': 'Had I fought too hard or not enough?'}, {'start': '1513.200', 'end': '1516.799', 'text': 'What do you do when betrayal hides a'}, {'start': '1514.799', 'end': '1519.039', 'text': 'bigger enemy? The deepest cuts leave'}, {'start': '1516.799', 'end': '1521.520', 'text': "scars you can't see. Like what you"}, {'start': '1519.039', 'end': '1523.039', 'text': 'heard? Hit that like button. 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