Inside the envelope was a staggering amount of cash. “I’ve been saving this for years,” Larry said. “I knew this day might come. I’m going to settle his debt, but we have to do it my way. No police, no records.”
Just as Stacy asked how they would even find the men in the sedan, Larry’s phone began to ring. It was an unknown number. He put it on speaker, and a cold, mechanical voice gave a set of coordinates. The trap was set.
Days later, Larry took Stacy and her mother on a long, five-hour drive into the deep woods. They pulled up to a small, isolated cabin. The door creaked open, and there stood Mark—haggard and terrified, but alive.
The reunion was tearful, yet a question remained. How did Larry manage to settle everything so perfectly? A few weeks later, the family sat around the TV for breakfast when a “Breaking News” alert flashed on the screen.
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