Chapter 4 - THE MAN REBECCA WAS SUPPOSED TO MARRY
Charles Wynn arrived at the police station with three attorneys.
He denied helping Rebecca escape.
He claimed the SUV had been stolen.
Security footage showed his personal driver behind the wheel.
The driver disappeared.
Charles’s father, Senator William Wynn, released a statement describing the event as a private family tragedy.
He requested compassion.
He also contacted the district attorney.
Officer Reeves documented the call.
The senator had not asked about Lily.
He asked whether the trust investigation could remain sealed.
James met Charles inside an interview room.
Margaret watched through the glass.
Charles wore a navy suit and a gold engagement ring.
He looked irritated rather than afraid.
“Where is Rebecca?”
“I do not know.”
“Your driver collected her.”
“He acted without permission.”
“Your signature is on a custody agreement for my granddaughter.”
Charles leaned back.
“Rebecca said Margaret had severe mental-health problems.”
“Did you meet Margaret?”
“At family events.”
“Did she appear dangerous?”
Charles looked toward the glass.
“She appeared resentful.”
Margaret almost entered the room.
Officer Reeves stopped her.
“Let him keep talking.”
James placed the forged assessment on the table.
“Did you verify this?”
“Dr. Keene signed it.”
“You accepted a document because it gave you access to the trust.”
Charles’s expression remained controlled.
“Our families were discussing legitimate estate planning.”
“Through my six-week-old granddaughter?”
“It was not personal.”
James’s face changed.
“Everything is personal when a child is involved.”
Charles ended the interview.
His lawyers moved to block further questions.
Then investigators recovered the SUV.
It was parked outside a private airfield.
Inside were Rebecca’s suitcase, Dr. Keene’s medical bag, and a damaged phone.
The flight log showed a private plane departed for Montreal.
The registered passenger was Helen Ashcroft.
Helen was in jail.
Someone had used her identification.
The private aviation company belonged to a Wynn subsidiary.
Senator Wynn claimed he knew nothing.
Federal authorities became involved.
The trust controlled shares in companies with government contracts.
Medical records had been falsified.
A senator’s family appeared connected to an attempted illegal adoption.
The story became national news.
Reporters surrounded the hospital.
Margaret refused to let Lily’s face be photographed.
She entered through service doors.
She changed the baby’s medical registration to a confidential name.
Daniel, her husband, returned from a school conference in Baltimore.
He had been driving when the fire-pit attack occurred.
He entered Lily’s hospital room and held his daughter for nearly an hour.
Then he looked at James.
“Why did no one tell us about the trust?”
James answered honestly.
“I thought hiding it protected you.”
Daniel’s voice remained quiet.
“It protected the people planning around us.”
Margaret touched his arm.
He was right.
Secrets had not kept Lily safe.
They had made Margaret unable to recognize the motive behind Helen’s behavior.
James handed them full copies of the trust.
No more hidden clauses.
No private family explanations.
Margaret selected her own attorney.
She did not allow James to make decisions for her simply because he had saved Lily.
Rescue did not create ownership.
That evening, Officer Reeves called.
The plane had never reached Montreal.
It landed at an abandoned military airfield in upstate New York.
Inside the hangar, police found Dr. Keene tied to a chair.
Rebecca was gone.
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Keene whispered one sentence before losing consciousness.
“She found the other baby.”
