Chapter 14 - THE BLUE NOTEBOOKThe blue notebook turned up in a place Shane did not expect.
Not at his house.
Not burned.
Not buried.
At Walker Brothers Renovation.
Inside a locked drawer in Shane’s office desk.
Search warrant based on the emerging financial and abduction evidence.
Shane’s attorney argued employees had access.
True.
The drawer key was on Shane’s personal key ring when police collected it.
Notebook contained Ben’s handwriting.
Dates.
Charges.
Vendor names.
Question marks.
One page:
S — betting? Ask Monday.
Another:
Transfer 9500 personal card?
Then:
Total known 38,420. Could be more.
No giant embezzlement.
Enough to threaten a small company.
The notebook also contained a note from Friday:
Shane 7pm house. If he won’t explain, accountant Monday. No more family excuses.
That phrase mattered emotionally.
Legally, it showed planned confrontation.
Not abduction.
Shane could have taken the notebook after the assault to hide the financial dispute.
Or it could have been at the office already.
Ben insisted it was home Friday.
We needed support.
His home-office camera? None.
But his printer history showed he scanned two notebook pages at 4:18 p.m. Friday from the home Wi-Fi printer.
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Not proof where the physical notebook went later.
Still useful.
