“Christopher is being held in the county jail without bail,” Pendelton said, unscrewing his fountain pen.

“The prosecutor is filing charges for attempted murder, grand larceny, and corporate fraud.

Given the entries in Nora’s blue ledger and the empty ampoules from the briefcase, his defense attorney is advising him to take a twenty-year sentence.”

Raymond leaned his head back against the dark leather cushion and took a deep, clear breath that filled his chest without any rattle.

“He wanted Winslow Transport so badly he was willing to poison his own family,” Raymond said.