Security footage from a nearby gas station, which could have proved that Victor’s vehicle was in the area, had been marked as corrupted.
The officer who collected that footage had later accepted a private security job from a company connected to Victor Lang.
Financial records showed that more than $38 million had disappeared from affordable-housing projects intended for working families, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Martin Hale had discovered the missing money.
Gavin had started asking questions.
Both men had become threats to people with influence.
Then Douglas Pike disappeared.
For eleven days, authorities searched for him.
He was finally located at a motel near the Louisiana border.
When officers entered his room, Pike did not resist.
He looked exhausted.
During questioning, he denied everything at first.
Then investigators played the recording.
Pike stared at the table for a long time.
Finally, he began to talk.
