My notebook and receipts were copied and preserved.

The original retained with the records was identified, and I received copies for my own reference.

I stopped relying on a bent spiral cover as if it had to carry the whole truth alone.

When Dana asked where I had been during a particular meal, I said I didn’t remember the exact minute.

Victor glanced at me.

“You’ve been writing everything down.”

“That doesn’t mean I know something I didn’t observe.”