“Authorization?”
“None from me.”
Short.
Documented.
No dramatic adjectives.
At 9:45 that night, I stood behind a service door at the Heart of the Nation Gala.
Navy gown.
Eleanor’s necklace.
Arthur beside me with the evidence case.
“Board?”
“In place.”
“Julian?”
“Front.”
“Victoria?”
“Beside him.”
“Evelyn?”
“Two tables back.”
“Chloe?”