Redstone Construction CEO Learns About Blue Envelope in Hospital Recovery Room
He pulled out a thick blue envelope and laid it flat on the desk.
“The mortuary director in Englewood is set,” Mercer said, his voice dropping to a whisper. “The blue envelope has the signed instructions to release the body directly to him.”
“Without the county coroner?” Nicole asked.
“He is a cousin of my former anesthesiologist,” Mercer said. “He has the paperwork ready to file. No autopsy.”
“And the four point two million?” Nicole asked.
“The Denver office of the insurer will release the funds once the death certificate is signed by the mortuary,” Mercer said.
He tapped the blue envelope with his finger.
“I need your signature on the secondary beneficiary form tonight,” Mercer said. “The one we modified last week.”
Nicole stood up and walked to the desk. She picked up a heavy brass pen that sat next to the lamp.
“What about Mia?” Nicole asked.
“She is at Boulder,” Mercer said. “She is nineteen. She has no legal standing to contest the estate.”
“She was asking about the tuition transfers,” Nicole said. “She saw the bank statement on the kitchen counter before she left.”
