He presented the police report, exaggerating the noise and the danger to Nolan.

When he finished, Sarah stood up.

“Your Honor, the incident in question was caused by Mr. Bellamy himself,” Sarah said. “We have the repair bill for the door he broke.”

She then gestured to Arthur Vance.

“Furthermore, we have evidence that this emergency motion is a diversion,” Sarah said. “Mr. Bellamy is attempting to coerce my client into giving up custody to hide financial fraud.”

Judge Harlan frowned, looking over her glasses at Sarah.

“Financial fraud in a custody hearing?” the judge asked.

“Yes, Your Honor,” Sarah said. “We have proof of hidden accounts used to artificially lower Mr. Bellamy’s reported income.”

Arthur Vance stood and walked to the podium, placing his ledgers on the wood.

For the next ten minutes, Vance laid out the paper trail with surgical precision.

He showed how Grant’s company paid Daniel’s shell company, and how Daniel deposited those exact amounts into the First Volunteer Bank accounts.

“These drawings by the child,” Vance added, holding up Nolan’s colored sketch of the office, “led us to the specific accounts.”