—I object, Your Honor! That’s irregular!
She looked at him coldly.
—Please sit down, attorney. The law allows for the admission of relevant evidence when it is presented before sentencing. And believe me… this is relevant.
The judge looked at the secretary.
—Project the content.
The courtroom screen lit up.
And then the video appeared.
A hidden camera was recording Paula Aguilar’s office.
It was clear how she was altering accounting documents while talking to Salgado.
“Herrera is going to have to deal with this,” Paula said in the video. “Nobody is going to believe him.”
“Perfect,” Salgado replied. “That way we can get it out and keep the project money.”
The room was in shock.
Some attendees stood up.
Rojas opened his mouth in surprise.
Andrés could barely breathe.
Paula turned pale.
“That’s been rigged!” he shouted.
But the video continued.
Illegal transfers.
Counterfeit emails.
Signatures copied.
Everything.
Test after test.
Absolute silence.
The judge turned off the projection.
—Anything to add, Ms. Aguilar? Mr. Salgado?
Salgado was sweating.
—This… this proves nothing…
“On the contrary,” the judge replied. “It demonstrates an attempt at fraud, falsification of evidence, and moral damage against Mr. Herrera.”
The hammer struck.
