Victoria had asked him to preserve every document.
Peter agreed.
Then, two hours before their scheduled meeting, he stopped responding.
His phone went directly to voicemail.
His office was empty.
And now two officers connected to Northstar had stopped Victoria without explanation.
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The timing was impossible to ignore.
Victoria called her supervisor.
“Marianne, I need an emergency review of an incident.”
Her supervisor immediately recognized the seriousness in her voice.
“What happened?”
Victoria looked at the two officers standing beside their patrol vehicle.
“I was stopped, forcibly removed from my car, and handcuffed without being given a reason. The officers attempted to prevent me from recording the encounter.”
Marianne was silent for a moment.
“Are you injured?”
“My wrists are bruised. Nothing serious.”
“Did they identify themselves?”
“No.”
“Do you have the patrol vehicle number?”
Victoria read it aloud.
Marianne’s tone changed.
“Victoria, don’t confront them further. Send me the recording immediately.”
“I will.”
“And Victoria?”
“Yes?”
“Do not drive anywhere alone until we know what’s happening.”
Victoria looked toward Grant.
He was pretending not to listen.
“Understood.”
That evening, Victoria’s supervisor assembled an emergency team.
The investigation expanded immediately.
