I called Martin before Paige had even finished describing the paper.<\/p>\n
He answered on the second ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvelyn?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need you at Graham\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow.\u201d<\/p>\n
His tone changed immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPaige found a trust amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat amendment?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne transferring control of T&E to Graham after Thomas died.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat does not exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin hung up.<\/p>\n
I stood in the yellow kitchen with my phone still pressed to my ear.<\/p>\n
Ruth had once accused me of remaining calm only because I saved panic for private moments.<\/p>\n
She was right.<\/p>\n
My hands began shaking.<\/p>\n
I sat before my knees could decide for me.<\/p>\n
Thomas had been meticulous.<\/p>\n
Every amendment.<\/p>\n
Every property purchase.<\/p>\n
Every change in beneficiaries.<\/p>\n
Martin had witnessed or retained copies of nearly all of it.<\/p>\n
A secret document transferring T&E to Graham made no sense.<\/p>\n
But forged documents do not need to make sense at first glance.<\/p>\n
They need only to look plausible long enough to create trouble.<\/p>\n
I called Graham.<\/p>\n
He answered immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPaige found something in a box from my room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
That surprised me.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe called right after calling you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not touch the paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI already did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen put it down.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, what is this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably nothing legitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has Dad\u2019s signature.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has something resembling his signature.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSame answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham\u2019s voice tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you\u2019re saying it\u2019s fake.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can you know without seeing it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I never signed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
That answer was difficult to argue with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI called Martin,\u201d I added. \u201cHe\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShould I call the police?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause first I want to know what we are looking at.\u201d<\/p>\n
I drove to Graham\u2019s house myself.<\/p>\n
I had bought the cottage partly because I wanted a life that did not require asking for rides, favors, or permission. My old sedan had been replaced two weeks earlier with a newer car, nothing ostentatious.<\/p>\n
Thomas would have approved.<\/p>\n
Reliable, unremarkable, paid for.<\/p>\n
When I reached the house, Graham was waiting at the front door.<\/p>\n
For one absurd second I expected to carry groceries inside.<\/p>\n
Habit is persistent.<\/p>\n
Then I saw the papers laid out on the dining table.<\/p>\n
Paige stood near the window.<\/p>\n
Her face was pale.<\/p>\n
Neither child was home.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are Owen and Lily?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith her mother,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin arrived less than five minutes later carrying a leather case.<\/p>\n
He greeted everyone briefly, then approached the table without touching anything.<\/p>\n
The document consisted of six pages.<\/p>\n
Heavy bond paper.<\/p>\n
Formal language.<\/p>\n
Signatures on the final page.<\/p>\n
Thomas Everett Walsh.<\/p>\n
Evelyn Marie Walsh.<\/p>\n
Two witness signatures.<\/p>\n
A notary seal.<\/p>\n
At first glance, it looked professional.<\/p>\n
That was what frightened me.<\/p>\n
Martin put on reading glasses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho found this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige raised her hand slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a banker\u2019s box upstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else was in the box?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOld tax documents. Insurance papers. Some property records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho moved it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom where?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvelyn\u2019s old closet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas it yours?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember that box.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham said, \u201cIt might have been Dad\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin began reading.<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke for several minutes.<\/p>\n
The refrigerator clicked on.<\/p>\n
A delivery truck passed outside.<\/p>\n
Every ordinary sound seemed too loud.<\/p>\n
Finally Martin removed his glasses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is false.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can tell that quickly?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can tell it is not an amendment I prepared, witnessed, filed, stored, reviewed, or ever saw during Thomas\u2019s lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t prove Dad didn\u2019t have another lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin turned to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there are more immediate problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat problems?\u201d<\/p>\n
He pointed to the first page.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis trust name did not exist on the date printed here.\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned closer.<\/p>\n
The amendment was dated March 11, six years before Thomas died.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Graham asked.<\/p>\n
Martin tapped one line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt refers to the Walsh Family Revocable Trust under its amended 2018 name.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis document is dated 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n
My skin prickled.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo whoever wrote it used information from later,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige stepped closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cCouldn\u2019t that be a typo?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin turned the page.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen there is this.\u201d<\/p>\n
He pointed to a property description.<\/p>\n
T&E Property Holdings was listed at an office address.<\/p>\n
I recognized it.<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s current building.<\/p>\n
He had not moved there until after Thomas died.<\/p>\n
Graham whispered, \u201cJesus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Thomas\u2019s signature is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
I studied it.<\/p>\n
At first, it looked painfully familiar.<\/p>\n
The long T.<\/p>\n
The compressed W.<\/p>\n
The final stroke that climbed slightly upward.<\/p>\n
Then I saw it.<\/p>\n
Thomas always crossed his final H backward.<\/p>\n
A strange habit from childhood.<\/p>\n
This signature did not.<\/p>\n
Paige looked sick.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho would do this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody answered.<\/p>\n
Martin took photographs of every page before sliding the document into a transparent sleeve.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to preserve this properly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham paced toward the kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat could someone even accomplish with it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA forged trust amendment could be used in several ways,\u201d Martin said. \u201cMost unsuccessfully, if challenged properly. But it could create confusion. Delay transactions. Support false claims. Pressure a settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho benefits?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the document?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham stopped moving.<\/p>\n
I watched the realization settle over him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf somebody wanted to make it look like I was entitled to the company\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey could produce this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige spoke quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy attorney asked whether we had paperwork from Thomas\u2019s estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone turned toward her.<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s face hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly did you send your attorney?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI described the situation over the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe document?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I found it after.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me you found it before calling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said I found papers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis paper?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin raised one hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice was calm, but it ended the argument.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a courtroom. Nobody benefits from careless accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham looked away.<\/p>\n
Martin turned to Paige.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease reconstruct the timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n
She swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday I called an attorney because I wanted to understand whether the lease could be challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat attorney?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel Cross.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s eyebrows shifted slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the name.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe handled an estate dispute involving one of my clients several years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
His tone revealed nothing.<\/p>\n
Paige continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel asked whether Graham had inherited any interest in T&E.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd why would he ask specifically about T&E?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I told him Evelyn owned it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you know that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
That tracked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what?\u201d Martin asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked whether Thomas had owned part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said I thought so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me to look through old estate paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin glanced at the box.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat time?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAround eight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you found the amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen you called him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham swore under his breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me you didn\u2019t send it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you tell him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I found something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo photograph it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s expression sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach sank.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you send the photographs?\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige looked at me.<\/p>\n
Then at Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went still.<\/p>\n
Martin spoke first.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told Evelyn you had not sent it to your attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI panicked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was unwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Mr. Cross respond?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said not to show the document to anyone else until he reviewed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin almost smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet you called Evelyn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know what else to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was the first thing Paige had said all day that sounded entirely truthful.<\/p>\n
I studied her face.<\/p>\n
For weeks I had seen her mostly as the woman who wanted my bedroom.<\/p>\n
Standing there now, she looked less calculating than overwhelmed.<\/p>\n
Those things can coexist.<\/p>\n
Graham sat heavily at the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cCould Cross have made it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige recoiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou call him, he tells you to search, and suddenly a document appears that benefits us?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not leap that far.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham.\u201d<\/p>\n
My voice stopped him.<\/p>\n
He looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father\u2019s letter specifically warned you about letting fear replace judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n
That landed.<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin placed the sleeved document in his case.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will contact a forensic document examiner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige crossed her arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you taking it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would prefer to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was found in our house.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy house.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words came out before I could stop them.<\/p>\n
Paige stiffened.<\/p>\n
I regretted the phrasing immediately.<\/p>\n
Not because it was legally wrong.<\/p>\n
Because it sounded like exactly the weapon she believed I had been using.<\/p>\n
I corrected myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was found among documents that may belong to Thomas and me. Martin should preserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige nodded reluctantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin closed the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is another issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this document was planted recently, someone may have accessed the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlanted?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said you do not remember the box.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham?\u201d<\/p>\n
He shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen similar boxes. I couldn\u2019t swear to that one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPaige?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin looked toward the staircase.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho has access?\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham counted.<\/p>\n
\u201cUs. Mom had a key.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI returned mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sister-in-law has one. Paige\u2019s mother. The cleaning service. The landlord\u2019s maintenance company.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin glanced at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the property-management office would have master access.\u201d<\/p>\n
My unease deepened.<\/p>\n
Too many people.<\/p>\n
Too many possibilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if it\u2019s old?\u201d Paige asked.<\/p>\n
Martin looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe paper may tell us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWatermarks. Printer characteristics. Ink. Toner. The notary seal. Metadata if the file still exists somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
He paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cForgery rarely stays perfect once examined closely.\u201d<\/p>\n
That reassured me less than he intended.<\/p>\n
Before leaving, I went upstairs.<\/p>\n
My old room had already changed.<\/p>\n
Owen\u2019s gaming chair sat near the window.<\/p>\n
Posters leaned against the wall.<\/p>\n
My bed was gone.<\/p>\n
Only the nightstand remained.<\/p>\n
Thomas\u2019s nightstand.<\/p>\n
I stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy is that still here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham appeared behind me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hadn\u2019t moved it yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
I crossed the room quickly and opened the top drawer.<\/p>\n
Empty.<\/p>\n
Second drawer.<\/p>\n
Empty.<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was an envelope in here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat envelope?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThomas\u2019s photographs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I pulled the drawer completely out.<\/p>\n
Nothing.<\/p>\n
My hands became cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was also one of his fishing journals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham stepped closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe you packed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI packed three.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were four?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had forgotten.<\/p>\n
Or thought I had.<\/p>\n
The missing journal was Thomas\u2019s green one\u2014the book he used during his final summer.<\/p>\n
The same summer he had spent several weeks reviewing old business records.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was in it?\u201d Graham asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve read it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause some pages were notes. Property numbers. Repairs. Thoughts he never organized.\u201d<\/p>\n
I turned toward him.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he sometimes wrote passwords and filing references in the margins.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo whoever found that journal\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMight know where to look for old T&E records.\u201d<\/p>\n
Footsteps approached behind us.<\/p>\n
Paige.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething else is missing,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n
Martin came upstairs.<\/p>\n
I explained.<\/p>\n
He stood very still.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did you last see the journal?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe week I moved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re certain?\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had held it.<\/p>\n
Green cover.<\/p>\n
Cracked spine.<\/p>\n
A dried lake reed pressed between pages.<\/p>\n
I remembered deciding I would pack it later because I was afraid the reed would break.<\/p>\n
\u201cI left it in the drawer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin looked around the room.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the journal disappeared after you moved, that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige went pale again.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you saying someone came in here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m saying we do not know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham opened the closet.<\/p>\n
Several boxes remained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else are we missing?\u201d<\/p>\n
That question changed the afternoon.<\/p>\n
For the next two hours, we sorted every box.<\/p>\n
Tax files.<\/p>\n
Insurance statements.<\/p>\n
Old invoices.<\/p>\n
Photos.<\/p>\n
Receipts.<\/p>\n
A folder containing the title to a car Thomas sold fifteen years earlier.<\/p>\n
But no green journal.<\/p>\n
Then, near the bottom of the final box, Paige found an envelope.<\/p>\n
She pulled out a photograph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is this?\u201d<\/p>\n
I took it.<\/p>\n
Thomas stood outside a small office building beside another man.<\/p>\n
The image was at least twenty years old.<\/p>\n
I recognized the other man immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur old accountant.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s expression changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought he was dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d I said. \u201cHe moved away.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Thomas discovered discrepancies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of discrepancies?\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Martin.<\/p>\n
He knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A slow chill moved through me.<\/p>\n
Victor Lane had not merely worked for T&E.<\/p>\n
He had once had access to nearly every record connected to it.<\/p>\n
Including early trust drafts.<\/p>\n
Including Thomas\u2019s signature samples.<\/p>\n
Including addresses, property holdings, and beneficiary information.<\/p>\n
Graham looked at the forged amendment locked inside Martin\u2019s case.<\/p>\n
\u201cCould Victor have made that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin answered carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would have known enough to attempt it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I turned over the photograph.<\/p>\n
Something was written on the back in Thomas\u2019s handwriting.<\/p>\n
One sentence.<\/p>\n
I read it aloud.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Victor ever asks about Graham, call Martin before answering anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one spoke.<\/p>\n
Graham looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would Dad write that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin did.<\/p>\n
Or at least his face suggested he knew something.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin?\u201d<\/p>\n
He removed his glasses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is something Thomas asked me never to tell you unless Victor resurfaced.\u201d<\/p>\n
My skin prickled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin looked at Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor Lane once tried to convince Thomas to transfer part of T&E directly into your name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graham stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin closed his case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is the question Thomas never managed to answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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