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The Patek Philippe box was empty. A faint circular indentation remained on the black velvet tray. That watch was worth 6 million dollars. My grandmother left it to me, and there were only three like it in the entire world. I pulled up the living room security footage. The timestamp showed 2:17 PM yesterday. David Hanley, my husband, opened the safe, took out the watch box, and placed the watch inside a Tiffany Blue gift bag. Just before he walked out the door with the bag, he glanced down at his phone. The contact name on the screen was Madeline Stone. I took a screenshot of the footage and saved it to my encrypted folder. Then I opened my contacts and called the number labeled "Attorney Claire."