“My Daughter Called Me From A Hospital Bed And Whispered, ‘Mom… Please Come Get Me.’ I Walked In Still Wearing My Colonel’s Uniform. Her Husband’s Mother Smiled, ‘Your Rank Doesn’t Impress Us.’ I Answered, ‘I’m Not Going To Touch Anyone. I’m Going To Bury You Beneath Mountains Of Paperwork.’”

allowed to divorce her, the reason the Prescotts seemed terrified of certain secrets coming out. Because the person Margaret believed she controlled wasn’t merely a daughter-in-law. She was something far more valuable.

The Truth That Destroyed an Empire

Three days later, I invited the Prescotts to a private meeting downtown.continue reading …