At two in the morning, I sent an email from an encrypted server to the lead investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal.
It had two attachments: Sterling Group's real unaudited ledger and the offshore account trail behind Richard's decade of money laundering.
I waited for the delivery confirmation, shut the laptop and went to bed.
My phone woke me before the alarm.
*"Sterling Group a House of Cards: SEC Investigation Looms Over Fraud and Money Laundering Allegations."*
Sterling Group lost ninety percent of its value before trading was halted. Creditors started filing liens soon afterward.
One of Maya's friends worked as a junior housekeeper for the Sterlings. She forwarded messages from inside the house.
Richard had smashed a crystal decanter against the wall and turned on Chl
