Mark hires an attorney
The lawyer, a veteran expert in his field, started immediately dissecting the information Mark provided. Listen, their job is to prove you own this object. It’s the lawyer’s responsibility to prove you have a connection to the object.

The police were in a better position because there was no proof that linked Mark to the item buried, but their rapidity and attention to this case suggested a higher level of complexity. The lawyer realized that unnoticed influences and pressures were at play. Mark’s freedom was at stake, and he had to carefully navigate the treacherous waters.