He leaned over the center console to hand the folder to his boss.

Caldwell yanked the file toward his chest with impatient force.

The sudden motion made the metal clasp on the folder slip open.

A single sheet of heavy white paper slid out from the middle of the stack.

The document floated down and landed flat on the aisle carpet in row two, right next to Sophie’s sparkly sneakers.

David reached down quickly to grab it.

He wasn’t fast enough.