When the cake arrived, Sophie insisted he stand between May and June in the birthday photograph.

He smiled awkwardly while Sophie made rabbit ears behind his head.

PART 22

The final investigative report came almost a year after Sophie had asked Vincent to sit in the empty chair.

It concluded that the Harbor Point collapse was preventable.

Multiple warnings had documented serious structural defects, and the loading bay should have been closed.

Management had failed to act, and records had been altered during the response to the accident.

The report identified responsibilities across the organization.