At his father Arnold’s funeral, Ryan believed he was saying a final goodbye. But just as the service began, his loyal dog Bella bolted into the church and started barking furiously at the closed casket. Something was wrong—and Ryan knew it.

Trusting Bella’s instincts, Ryan demanded the casket be opened. What they found stunned everyone: it was empty.

Panic swept through the room. Ryan’s mother fainted. The funeral director had no answers, and when Ryan reached out to the coroner’s office, things only got stranger—the coroner had suddenly resigned, and his father’s file had vanished.

Determined to uncover the truth, Ryan headed to his father’s old office, which he had recently inherited. It didn’t take long to notice certain items were missing—especially some rare figurines Arnold treasured.

Then came an unexpected twist. During a meeting with the family lawyer, Ryan learned about rumors of a relationship between his father and his much younger secretary, Miss Pearson. Following a hunch, Ryan tracked her down and broke into her home—only to discover a $7 million life insurance policy listing her as the sole beneficiary.

He took the evidence to the police, but Miss Pearson vanished before they could act. That’s when Ryan knew for sure: his father had faked his own death.

So he set a trap.

Ryan bought one of the missing figurines from a private collector and quietly listed it in an online auction. Just as he suspected, Arnold showed up to bid. When he tried to slip away, Ryan confronted him—and police arrested him on the spot.

Arnold came clean. He had staged his death to start a new life with Miss Pearson and cash in on the insurance policy, never planning to return.

As officers led his father away in handcuffs, Ryan stood frozen. The man he once looked up to had betrayed everyone. But at least now, the truth was out. And through it all, Bella—the dog who knew something was off from the start—never left his side.