Unknown number.
Priya activated a recording device and answered on speaker.
No one spoke.
Then Victor’s voice filled the storage unit.
“Hello, Evelyn.”
My heart began pounding.
“How did you know we were here?”
“Because Daniel was predictable.”
“He protected the evidence.”
“He protected paper. People are more complicated.”
“What do you want?”
“The original red ledger.”
Priya searched the cabinet.
Eleven ledgers were black.
One was dark red.
Victor continued.
“You have something that belongs to me.”
“It belonged to my husband.”
“Your husband stole it.”
“From whom?”
“People with enough influence to make your current troubles look small.”
Priya wrote something on a notepad and showed it to me.
Keep him talking.
“Why did you contact Marcus?”
Victor laughed softly.
“Because he contacted me.”
I closed my eyes.
“What did he want?”
“You know what he wanted.”
“The farm money.”
“Not at first. At first, he wanted help hiding his debts.”
