Anthony answered that the banker had already alerted the fraud team and security officers, but if I had signed certain documents I might have been listed as a co conspirator in the financial scheme.
Agent Lawson then asked if I would be willing to help them keep Diane talking long enough for investigators to gather final evidence.
My parents immediately protested while speaking over each other, yet the agent waited calmly until the room fell quiet.
“If she escapes with that money,” Lawson explained, “every victim tied to her investment fund will lose everything. You are the only person she still trusts completely.”
The thought of my husband Tyler filled my mind because he still believed his mother was simply strict about money, not capable of large scale fraud.
After several long seconds I nodded slowly.
“If helping you will stop this and keep my name clear,” I said, “then I will do it.”
Three minutes later Diane called my phone.
“Grace, where are you,” she demanded sharply. “The manager said you ran out of the bank. Do you realize how that makes me look?”
I forced my voice to sound embarrassed while glancing at the unmarked FBI car parked outside my parents’ house.