You're right that we don't have the facts. That said, the way that Bricks and Minifigs handled this has been horrible. The CEO should have said on camera that he's willing to work with the lego owner to return the property and to work with police to charge the former franchise owner with theft.

If you see this clip, this is when corporate was removing the previous franchisee https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=_k_EDfs4NmO5riB5&t=126

Have you seen the youtube videos? They paint a pretty clear picture.

Seems like the ex-franchisee, Chrystal Law, essentially stole the sets and still has possession of them in some off-site location.

TBH the fact that Chrystal was not making payments and the store had to forcibly repossess the store, points to her being the problem.