Evidence
Joe now realized why the cops were involved. He’d been excited to find the safe and sent photos to his girlfriend. Likewise, he’d posted about it to his social media pages. The police saw those things and felt that something was off about it.
Other Interested Parties
Though he was up to $1 million, that wasn’t all the money. He knew it was plenty to roll around in, but he had to talk to the cops now. He learned that they weren’t the only ones who were interested in the contents of his newfound safe.