The warehouse stood at the end of an industrial road lined with abandoned loading docks and rusted chain-link fences.
Sarah recognized it immediately.
The faded red horse remained visible on one wall, although weeds had grown through the parking lot and several windows were boarded shut.
Rebecca had contacted investigators before anyone visited the property. Sarah and Evelyn were there only to confirm the location and answer questions about the photograph.
Officer Brooks met them outside.
"Please stay near your vehicles," he instructed. "We don't know whether the building is safe."
Evelyn stared at the warehouse.
"Andrew told me he was inspecting an investment property around the time that picture was taken. I never knew it was this place."
Sarah studied the entrance.
A security camera hung above the loading bay.
Its housing looked newer than the rest of the building.
Brooks noticed it too.
He documented the equipment and contacted the investigators handling the financial case.
Records showed the warehouse had been used to store archived company documents and outdated office equipment.
But the ownership history revealed a complicated series of transfers.
Andrew's company acquired it eight years earlier. Shortly before his death, the property was transferred to another corporation.
That corporation was controlled by Victor.
The paperwork listed Gregory as a local facilities administrator.
Sarah felt a familiar anger.
For years, Gregory had told employees that the diner barely generated enough income to stay open.
He refused raises, deducted money for minor mistakes, and complained whenever staff requested additional hours.
Yet he had apparently been managing property for a wealthy businessman at the same time.
Evelyn looked at Rebecca.
"Could the warehouse contain documents Andrew wanted preserved?"
"Possibly. But we'll need lawful access and evidence that records remain inside."
They returned to the attorney's office.
Later that afternoon, investigators obtained information from a former security employee who remembered seeing Gregory visit the warehouse late at night.
The employee had kept a personal log of after-hours access because he worried about being blamed if anything disappeared.
Several entries matched dates when financial records were reportedly moved from Whitmore Development's headquarters.
One entry stood out.
It recorded Gregory arriving with Victor two days after Andrew's funeral.
They remained inside for nearly four hours.
When they left, their vehicle was loaded with sealed document boxes.
Sarah listened as Rebecca explained the significance.
The warehouse might not hold the answers anymore.
But the access log suggested someone had removed them.
That evening, Evelyn received an unexpected phone call.
A man introduced himself as Marcus Bell.
He had heard that Andrew's widow was finally looking for him.
"I have something your husband wanted you to see," he said.
"But I won't bring it anywhere Victor can find me."