Chapter 375

As Tanner told his story, everyone else nodded like it was all making sense.

"Right, I got that call too. They even gave me the exact time to show up and stop you. They said that was the only way to catch you and get some cash out of it."

Tanner added, "The girl on the phone sounded pretty young, maybe in her twenties."

Madeline's frown deepened as she played a voice message from Lydia. "Does she sound familiar?"

Tanner listened and without hesitation, he confirmed, "That's the one. Yeah, that's her voice. No doubt about it."

Tanner cleared his throat. "Ms. Sanders, here's the lowdown. It's about three million bucks that got this kid too greedy. I'm here to say sorry for what he did. Let's not forget all the times we've worked together, okay? How about we let this one slide?"

Madeline kept silent.

Colt chimed in, "Listen up, folks. Just help us out with the investigation, and the judge will do right by the law. However, for now, nobody gets out of town, got it? We'll need you al