Chapter 13 - DAVID IS ARRESTEDThe arrest happened quietly.
No restaurant spectacle.
No seven men surrounding him.
No Vincent standing over him.
Financial investigators referred evidence.
Prosecutors reviewed.
Warrants issued.
David was arrested at his attorney’s office after a scheduled meeting.
Charges related to theft, fraud, identity misuse, and payroll diversion.
Marcus Shaw faced separate charges and cooperated.
David pleaded not guilty initially.
His Porsche remained his property subject to later legal proceedings.
Rory was disappointed.
Vincent found that funny.
Leah did not.
“He doesn’t need to lose everything for me to get paid.”
Vincent looked at her.
“That’s unusually generous.”
“It’s not generosity.”
She shrugged.
“I just want the right thing attached to the right thing.”
Her wages.
Return them.
False accusation.
Correct it.
Medical hardship? Not relevant.
David’s crimes.
Court.
His car?
Only if legally connected.
Leah understood proportionality better than many board members.
Vincent respected her.
The restaurant reopened fully under interim management.
Workers were nervous.
Some expected Vincent to clean house.
He didn’t.
He fired nobody merely for having worked under David.
Managers were reviewed individually.
A few were disciplined.
Several cleared.
One promoted because she had repeatedly questioned David and documented it.
That was Cora Bell.
The assistant manager David blamed.
She became acting general manager.
Her first policy change:
Every employee received direct payroll portal access.
No manager kept passwords.
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A basic fix.
Rory would have approved.
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