Saying that he gave a document to Ariel, “here take a look”. She flipped open the document and her eyes couldn’t believe what was laid right in front of her eyes. The documents outlined a network of clandestine operations, detailing shipments of contraband good and illicit deals that spanned continents. The documents in her hand held the secret of her father’s smuggling activities, yet, to Ariel, it wasn’t a revelation that struck her like lightning. She gazed at the photographs, the transaction and coded messages, with unsettling calmness, a numb acceptance that her father, Timothy Ann, would go to any length for wealth. The air in the office was thick with tension as she studied the documents, maintaining a calm appearance. Timothy Ann, is there anything you cannot do to get wealth?

