Chapter 7 - THE RECORDING
The hospital eventually recovered the recording of the call placed to Melissa Grant.
Francesca listened to it with the investigators. The woman on the phone claimed to be Angela from Luca's office. She said Luca had authorized Vanessa to make all decisions and did not want further calls about Olivia.
But the voice was not enough to identify the caller.
Then Daniel found a message on the household office computer. It had been sent from Vanessa's personal email account to a contact saved as “A. Cole.”
The hospital must not contact Luca. Make sure the discharge is completed before he returns. The baby must be placed under my supervision after delivery.
The message was dated the morning Olivia was admitted.
Another email included a scanned copy of Luca's signature.
Francesca forwarded both to the investigators.
Luca stared at the screen.
“Who is A. Cole?”
Daniel checked the contact records.
“Angela Cole. She worked for Peter Bellini's financial services company. She also made the call to the hospital.”
“Find her.”
Investigators located Angela at a small office outside the city. She initially denied involvement, but the emails and call records contradicted her account.
With her attorney present, Angela admitted that Vanessa had asked her to pose as a member of Luca's office. She said she had been paid to confirm the false family-contact restriction.
She also admitted that Peter had prepared the guardianship documents.
“Did Vanessa know the documents were false?” Francesca asked.
Angela said yes.
The investigators now had evidence that the hospital had been deliberately misled and that the guardianship plan had been coordinated before Olivia was discharged.
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But there was still one question.
Why had Vanessa been so desperate to take the baby?
