She forwarded the email to Celia without replying to Talia.

Her attorney contacted the former employee and arranged for any documents to be submitted through appropriate channels.

Iris did not want a promising lead ruined because she had been impatient.

Several days later Talia agreed to speak with a qualified investigator.

Her account did not prove a crime by itself.

But she had retained lawful copies of certain correspondence after raising workplace concerns, and the dates overlapped with the late-night transactions Iris had reported.

“This may be larger than unauthorized card use,” Celia told Iris.