Colleen Whitmore — The Suitcase Dennis Never Thought to Open
I tried for two years to have someone reconcile those invoices, she wrote.
I thought I was the only one who noticed.
I called Elaine to ask whether I could respond.
She advised me to keep the reply general and avoid discussing matters under review.
I wrote back: You were not the only one.
I am sorry no one listened sooner.
Then I set the letter beside my grandmother’s photograph.
For years Dennis told me that the company would collapse if people stopped trusting his judgment.