Chapter 17 - THE COURTHOUSE
Marcus arrived at midnight.
He expected Diamond.
He expected an army.
He expected violence.
Instead, the courthouse was empty.
Marcus stepped inside.
"Diamond!"
His voice echoed.
Lights came on.
One by one.
Diamond appeared at the end of the hall.
Alone.
In his wheelchair.
Marcus smiled.
"Brave."
"No."
Diamond rolled forward.
"Prepared."
Men emerged behind Marcus.
Weapons raised.
Then the doors locked.
Marcus looked around.
"What's this?"
Diamond smiled.
"The room where my father signed away half the city."
Marcus's face changed.
"You found the documents."
"I found everything."
Diamond held up a file.
"Every illegal transaction."
"Every murder."
"Every bribe."
Marcus stared.
"You wouldn't."
"I will."
"You'd destroy your own empire."
Diamond's eyes hardened.
"I'd rather destroy it than let you own it."
Marcus's expression twisted.
"You are your father's son."
Diamond shook his head.
"No."
He looked at the file.
"I'm my own man."
Sirens sounded outside.
Police.
Federal agents.
Marcus stared in disbelief.
"You called them?"
Diamond nodded.
"I did."
Marcus laughed.
"You think they'll spare you?"
"No."
Diamond looked toward the doors.
"But they'll bury you."
Marcus reached for his gun.
Levi shot it from his hand.
The weapon clattered across the floor.
Marcus was arrested.
For the first time in decades, he was powerless.
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Diamond watched silently.
The war was over.
