Earlier records could follow.

The answer frustrated me, but it also made the work feel real.

Nobody was inventing a larger number merely because Spencer had behaved cruelly.

That evening, I spread the records across Laura’s dining table.

They had to eat their pasta on the couch.

Laura glanced at the papers and raised an eyebrow.

“Your escape plan seems to come with a full audit.”

“It might be the most expensive dinner I’ve ever had,” I said.