The metadata placed the photograph four days before the collapse.

He had emailed it to himself because he worried the notice would be removed.

When Elena shared the news, Vincent stared at the warehouse image displayed on a monitor.

He could see forklifts, loading gates, the corner of a safety sign.

Thomas’s handwritten warning sat beneath a strip of orange tape.

“How many people were working there?” he asked.

“Seventeen,” Elena said.

“Thomas died.