“Clara, there is something else you need to know,” Robert said. “Something that happened tonight. It might explain why this is happening.”

“What is it?”

“Daniel tried to leave,” Robert said.

I gripped the phone tighter. “What do you mean?”

“We filed the emergency motion to freeze his assets yesterday afternoon,” Robert explained. “The federal investigators we shared the offshore ledger with acted immediately.”

“Did they arrest him?”

“Not yet, but they flagged his passport,” Robert said. “Late last night, Daniel tried to liquidate the remaining accounts in the Cayman Islands.”

“How much was left?”

“Nearly nine million dollars,” Robert said. “He attempted a wire transfer to a Swiss bank holding company under a false corporate name.”

“Did it go through?”

“No,” Robert said. “The federal banking task force blocked the transfer. They had already flagged the accounts after we provided the routing numbers.”

I felt a cold chill run down my spine. “What did Daniel do?”

“He went to Logan Airport,” Robert said. “He had a ticket for a flight to London, with a connecting flight to Dubai.”

“Dubai,” I repeated. “He was going to run.”