Chapter 5 - Vanessa's Formal Arrest. .
Given the overwhelming evidence, I contacted federal investigators directly, understanding this situation required formal, comprehensive prosecution rather than any internal resolution.
Agent Patricia Chen arrived within hours, carefully reviewing the laboratory results, financial documentation, and physical evidence Marco's team had compiled.
"This represents attempted murder for hire," Agent Chen confirmed. "Combined with the clear connection to organized criminal activity, we have exceptionally strong grounds for comprehensive federal charges."
Vanessa was formally arrested that same evening, her earlier composed elegance entirely collapsed into genuine, devastated panic as agents read her rights.
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"I need you to understand," she said desperately, as agents led her away, "I never wanted this to actually happen, Alessandro. I was trapped, they threatened my own family—"
"You had months to properly tell me the truth," I said coldly. "Instead, you chose continued poison."
