Ethan was prohibited from entering the mansion.
The financial accounts connected to the disputed assets remained frozen.
And I received exclusive access to the property pending final proceedings.
Outside the courthouse, reporters were already waiting.
Someone had leaked the story.
Maybe an investor.
Maybe a former employee.
Maybe one of Margaret’s country-club friends.
It didn’t matter.
The headlines were everywhere.
REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE ACCUSED OF HIDING ASSETS FROM WIFE.
LUXURY MANSION OWNED BY SPOUSE HE THREW OUT.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLAIM ROCKS PROMINENT CONNECTICUT FAMILY.
The Reynolds family became the talk of every social circle they once dominated.
And things were only getting worse.
A forensic audit uncovered additional problems inside Ethan’s company.
Questionable expenses.
Undisclosed debts.
Inflated valuations.
Nothing criminal.