Chapter 6 - THE POLICE REPORT I DIDN’T WANT TO FILE
The bank’s fraud investigator recommended I file a police report regarding the disputed signature.
I hesitated.
Not because I wanted to protect Robert.
Because I understood what crossing that line meant.
Once reported, the matter was not mine to control.
Evelyn said:
“That is exactly why you should decide based on facts, not on whether you can control the outcome.”
I filed.
I provided specimen signatures.
Emails.
Travel records showing I had been in North Carolina on the date the notarization claimed I appeared before Helen in Virginia.
That was significant.
My phone location history and hotel receipt corroborated it.
Investigators interviewed Helen separately.
Robert separately.
No immediate arrests.
Documents were collected.
The bank provided originals under proper process.
A handwriting examiner later concluded the guaranty signature showed significant indications of simulation rather than genuine execution.
Not magic certainty.
Expert opinion.
The notarial record created another problem.
Helen’s journal recorded the notarization.
But investigators found multiple irregular entries around the same period.
The case expanded.
I hated every development.
May you like
Not because I wanted it hidden.
Because consequences feel different when the defendants taught you to ride a bicycle.
