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Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 10
I walked up to the officer with Dad's box of belongings still pressed against my chest and spoke through the tightness in my throat. "Thank you, officer. Thank you for helping me get justice and for helping me find out the truth about what happened to my father."The officer put a hand on my shoulder, his tone gentle. "You don't need to thank us. This is what we're here for."You have my word that we'll continue to follow up on this case and make sure everyone involved is held fully accountable. We'll also stay on top of the funeral home's reforms so that no one else has to go through what you did."I nodded, held the box close, and walked slowly out of the funeral home.The sun was warm outside, and a light breeze carried just enough warmth to cut through everything that had happened. It felt like all the darkness and humiliation of the day were finally lifting off my shoulders.The box in my arms was still heavy, but it didn't feel suffocating anymore. If anything, it gave me st
Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 9
These two staff members hadn't done this just once.They had been exploiting the funeral home's closed-off environment, taking advantage of families at their most grief-stricken and vulnerable. They would deliberately alter records in the system, fabricate storage and preservation charges that didn't exist, and extort the families for money.Over the previous few months, they had pulled the same scheme on numerous families. Some had been squeezed for tens of thousands, others for well over 100,000 dollars.Anyone who pushed back was threatened with having their loved one's belongings confiscated, hit with additional fees, or verbally intimidated into compliance.Most of the families had been too consumed by grief to want any more trouble, and too afraid of retaliation to fight back. Thus, they quietly paid up and never went to the police, which only made the two staff members bolder and more brazen, until the extortion became routine for them.On top of all that, the police office
Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 8
The families who had been watching followed right behind us, all of them wanting to see for themselves just how deep the funeral home's corruption ran and how these people were going to try to talk their way out of it.Inside the security room, the staff member on duty jumped to his feet the moment he saw the police officers walk in with the crowd of families behind them. He didn't dare say a single word.Mr. Lawson did his best to appear composed and gestured for the staff member to bring up the footage, but he leaned in close and whispered something in the man's ear while he did it.The staff member hesitated for a moment, then did as Mr. Lawson wanted. He started fiddling with the surveillance equipment, deliberately dragging his feet, muttering as he went."Just a moment, officer. The system's running a little slow. I'm working on getting it loaded."The police officer saw through it instantly and cut him off. "Quit stalling. Pull up the footage from the specified time window
Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 7
As he spoke, Mr. Lawson shot a look at the heavyset man, signaling him to jump in and back up the story.The heavyset man caught on immediately. He straightened up and forced the words out, doing his best to sound confident. "That's right, officer. Don't listen to him. He's the one who didn't settle his bill, and now he's making up lies to smear us."We never laid a hand on him, and we didn't raise the price. He's the one who refused to pay what he owed and tried to scam us."That 100,000 dollars in storage fees came from the fact that his father's body had been kept here for seven days. The system has it on record. We were just charging by the rules, and he called the police to cause trouble because he didn't want to pay."The sidekick nodded frantically along, his voice shaking even as he tried to sound convincing. "That's right, officer. We did everything by the book. He's the one stirring up problems and trying to cheat us out of money."The two of them went back and forth, ba
Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 6
Mr. Lawson said, "Making a scene like this doesn't just damage our funeral home's reputation. It disrupts every other family here trying to take care of their loved ones. This is completely out of line."Every single word out of his mouth was an accusation aimed squarely at me, shifting all the blame onto my shoulders while wiping his own people's hands clean. As far as he was concerned, it wasn't his staff who had extorted and assaulted me. I was the one causing trouble for no reason.The murmuring around us died down almost instantly. A number of the families turned to look at me with uncertainty in their eyes, as if they weren't sure anymore what had actually happened.I looked at Mr. Lawson standing there, so self-righteous, turning the whole story inside out, and the fury surged right back up inside me.I stepped forward, tightened my grip on the box of belongings, and spoke in a voice cold enough to cut."Blowing this out of proportion? Mr. Lawson, what gives you the right t
Funeral Scam: They Never Sent Dad Off Chapter 5
The police officer immediately picked up his radio and called for two patrol officers, instructing them to bring body cameras, field report forms, and their credentials. He was on his feet and ready to move within seconds.I held Dad's box of belongings against my chest and stood right behind him, matching his pace. There was no trace left of the fear or restraint I had shown earlier.Back at the funeral home, I had swallowed my pride for a reason. I needed to get the belongings back and preserve every piece of evidence I could, without giving them anything to use against me.Now, with the law on my side, I didn't have to endure their bullying anymore. I was going to expose them for what they really were and get justice for Dad.The squad car made quick time across town and pulled up to the funeral home's front entrance in no time.The building was still busy with families coming and going. Some carried framed portraits of their loved ones, others held cremation certificates, all
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