My Family Reported Five Million Dollars Stolen Before They Ever Checked My Leather Case
I sealed the envelope and left it on my desk where the camera would see anyone who touched it.
I stood it upright against the desk lamp, the way Marcus propped papers on his blotter.
Before leaving the room, I laid a single dark hair across the flap.
It was an old auditor’s habit.
A cheap test.
It had caught two office clerks in my first year on the job.
Then I texted Olivia two lines.
“I’ve got twelve minutes of footage.