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Chapters
Chapter 1: Invisible Art
Chapter 2: First Impressions
Chapter 3: Blood on Canvas
Chapter 4: Midnight Confessions
Chapter 5: Safe Houses and Secrets
Chapter 6: Family Secrets
Chapter 7: Midnight Revelations
Chapter 8: Canvas Restored
Chapter 9: New Beginnings
Chapter 10: Teaching Truth
Chapter 11: Museum Dreams
Chapter 12: Opening Night
Chapter 13: Shadows Return
Chapter 14: The Network Exposed
Chapter 15: International Connections
Chapter 16: Global Justice
Chapter 17: Los Angeles Shadows
Chapter 18: The Trial
Chapter 19: New Beginnings
Chapter 20: Full Circle
Chapter 21: Shadows from the Past
Chapter 22: The Forger's Game
Chapter 23: International Connections
Chapter 24: Digital Shadows
Chapter 25: The Collector's Game
Chapter 26: Legacy of Truth
Chapter 27: The Digital Hunt
Chapter 28: Shadows of War
Chapter 29: The Final Canvas
Chapter 30: Digital Ghosts
Chapter 31: The Collector's Game
Chapter 32: Shattered Trust
Chapter 33: The Ghost Network
Chapter 34: Ransom Games
Chapter 35: Breaking Point
Chapter 36: Ripple Effects
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Chapter 18: The Trial
Marcus Volkov's trial began on a cold Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles. I sat in the witness section, wearing the one professional suit I owned and clutching a folder of documentation about my mother's stolen paintings.
Volkov looked nothing like the criminal mastermind I'd imagined. He wa...