They found the yellow legal pad with its tidy schedule of the evening.

And in Dario’s locked study they found an encrypted laptop, which turned out to be the most damning thing in the house.

The next morning Javier sat down with a thick sheaf of printouts and said, quietly, “Marnie.

There are files on that drive dating back months before the two of you ever met.”

Chapter 11 — The Blueprint

“What kind of files?” I asked.

Javier took a slow breath.