Nothing more.”

I set the laptop on the table and opened the first file.

Julian’s voice filled the room, smooth and rushed, asking me to call before the bank opened.

I wrote 9:02 PM, October 14, on the pad.

The next voicemail, 9:44 PM, the same night.

He used the word dignity twice.

I wrote down the time and the word.

Arthur pushed a fresh cup of coffee toward my elbow.