Chapter 5 - The Hidden Evidence
Three days later, Rebecca was moved to a private recovery suite on the hospital’s top floor. The heavy white casts on her legs were still uncomfortable, but her heart rate had stabilized, and the terrifying shadow hanging over her life had finally begun to lift.
Sitting beside her bed was Sarah Linwood, a senior naval legal assistance attorney wearing a sharp grey suit. On the rolling tray table between them sat a pile of financial documents and encrypted jump drives.
"Rebecca, the forensic audit of Caleb's personal and official accounts is complete," Sarah explained, tapping a paper on the desk. "And what we found explains why he was so desperate to force you out of this hospital before you could talk to investigators."
Rebecca adjusted her pillows, leaning forward slightly. "What did you find, Sarah?"
"For the past eighteen months, Caleb has been using his logistics position at the naval base to divert surplus medical supply shipments to an off-book contractor in Miami," Sarah revealed quietly. "He funneled over $1.8 million into an offshore account in the Cayman Islands."
Rebecca gasped, her hand covering her mouth. "He was stealing from the Navy?"
"Yes," Sarah confirmed. "And three weeks ago, you accidentally used his personal laptop to order groceries and opened a browser tab containing his offshore banking ledgers. You asked him about it that evening, didn't you?"
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Rebecca's eyes widened as the horrific memory returned with terrifying clarity. "Yes... I asked him why there was a foreign bank statement under his name. He flew into a rage, slapped me across the face, and demanded I never touch his computer again. Two days later... he told me we were going on a weekend getaway to fix our marriage."
"He took you on that drive onto the coastal bridge intending to kill you, Rebecca," Sarah said gently, taking her trembling hand. "He thought a fatal car crash would erase his secret forever. But you survived—and your survival is going to put him in prison for the rest of his life."
