“And don’t burn them,” she added.

“I want us to remember how close we came to losing each other because we were afraid to speak.”

PART 9

The Morning the Factory Called

At eight the next morning Anita arrived with an outside forensic accountant named Leo Chen.

Meredith joined the meeting even though I had offered to handle the business side myself.

She insisted on seeing every relevant document.

The first discovery came from Thomas, who answered Meredith’s call from the plant office.