Martin\u2019s house looked orderly in the police photographs.<\/p>\n
No overturned drawers.<\/p>\n
No signs of struggle.<\/p>\n
Coffee cup rinsed in the sink.<\/p>\n
Mail stacked.<\/p>\n
Bed made.<\/p>\n
Whoever left had expected to leave.<\/p>\n
That eliminated one comforting possibility.<\/p>\n
Martin had not been dragged away by Voss.<\/p>\n
He had chosen to go.<\/p>\n
Ortiz asked Florida authorities to track his vehicle.<\/p>\n
It was found three hours later in long-term airport parking.<\/p>\n
No record showed Martin boarding a commercial flight.<\/p>\n
A wheelchair attendant remembered an older man matching his description entering the private-terminal side of the airport.<\/p>\n
The same world of charter travel where Voss\u2019s abandoned car had appeared.<\/p>\n
Harold stared at the report.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re coordinating.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe,\u201d Ortiz said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else would you call it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would call it a possibility until I prove it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold had grown less patient with that discipline.<\/p>\n
I had grown more grateful for it.<\/p>\n
Certainty had caused enough damage.<\/p>\n
We returned to Leon\u2019s archived file.<\/p>\n
If Martin and Voss were fleeing together, the origin mattered more than ever.<\/p>\n
Harold found billing records from the final months of Leon\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
Most entries were ordinary.<\/p>\n
Trust amendment.<\/p>\n
Tax consultation.<\/p>\n
Property review.<\/p>\n
Then one stood out.<\/p>\n
October 28, 2014.<\/p>\n
Conference: L. Huitt \/ D. Voss.<\/p>\n
Harold stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know Daniel met Leon alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d Toby asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cOffice conference room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo description.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas Dad already very sick?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I remembered that week.<\/p>\n
Leon had still been driving occasionally, though I hated it.<\/p>\n
He told me he was going to Harold\u2019s office to sign paperwork.<\/p>\n
I assumed Harold was there.<\/p>\n
\u201cCould Voss have manipulated him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Toby asked.<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon was ill, not helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t what I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Daniel could have tried.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought of Leon returning home that afternoon.<\/p>\n
He had been quiet.<\/p>\n
At dinner he barely ate.<\/p>\n
Then he asked me whether Toby still trusted Paige\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
I thought medication had made him anxious.<\/p>\n
I told him teenagers changed loyalties every week.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThat isn\u2019t what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had forgotten.<\/p>\n
Memory is cruel that way.<\/p>\n
It hides significance until years later, then returns it sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was something,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
Everyone looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter he met Voss.\u201d<\/p>\n
I explained.<\/p>\n
Toby frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad was worried about us?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout influence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold searched the file for notes from the meeting.<\/p>\n
Nothing.<\/p>\n
Then his assistant found an audio index.<\/p>\n
Harold froze.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon recorded some conferences.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause medication made him worry he\u2019d forget details.\u201d<\/p>\n
My chest tightened.<\/p>\n
A practical choice.<\/p>\n
A dying man trying to preserve his own memory.<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s old digital recorder files had been archived onto server backups.<\/p>\n
Most were labeled by date.<\/p>\n
One matched October 28.<\/p>\n
Harold looked at me before opening it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to hear this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toby sat beside me.<\/p>\n
Paige across.<\/p>\n
Harold pressed play.<\/p>\n
Static.<\/p>\n
Then Leon\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n
I had prepared myself.<\/p>\n
It did not help.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel, I asked for Harold.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss answered, younger but unmistakable.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s in court. I can relay anything urgent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll come back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need. I\u2019m familiar with the trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
Leon coughed.<\/p>\n
Twelve years vanished.<\/p>\n
I gripped Toby\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n
Voss continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand you\u2019re concerned about outside influence on your son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho told you that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in the file.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
Then Leon\u2019s voice hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been reading things you weren\u2019t assigned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss laughed lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmall office.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClose the file.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was my husband.<\/p>\n
Sick.<\/p>\n
Tired.<\/p>\n
Still clear.<\/p>\n
Voss changed tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI only wanted to mention something you may not have considered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you lock Toby out too aggressively, he may challenge it later.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can challenge anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLitigation could drain the estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen Harold will handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou place a lot of faith in Harold.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
Then Voss said, \u201cWhat if Harold isn\u2019t trustee forever?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody in the room moved.<\/p>\n
Leon answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t he be?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAge. Health. Retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen successor provisions apply.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThose can be contested.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon\u2019s voice changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs somebody planning to contest them?\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss did not answer directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m talking generally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n
A chair scraped in the recording.<\/p>\n
Leon said, \u201cWho sent you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then Voss:<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon coughed again.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell Martin that if he wants to talk to me, he can do it himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold stopped the recording.<\/p>\n
His face had gone white.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did he say Martin?\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlay it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold continued.<\/p>\n
Voss sounded less confident now.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin has nothing to do with this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen stop talking like him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means I\u2019ve heard this argument before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the lake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin.<\/p>\n
2012.<\/p>\n
The conversation about development.<\/p>\n
Leon continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin told me trusts can create family resentment. He said I shouldn\u2019t make things too restrictive. Now you\u2019re telling me the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss answered quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s standard advice.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon\u2019s voice was faint but firm.<\/p>\n
\u201cStandard advice doesn\u2019t come with details about my son\u2019s marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toby\u2019s grip tightened around my hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat details?\u201d Voss asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t play games.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou mentioned Paige.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Leon said, \u201cYou also knew Sherry had asked about the cabin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold whispered, \u201cMy God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss\u2019s voice became defensive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat could be in the notes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I told Harold not to write her name in the electronic file.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room froze.<\/p>\n
Harold stopped playback.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
He searched his memory.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon told me some concerns verbally. I made private handwritten notes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe blue-folder warnings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Voss knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMeaning someone told him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold looked toward the frozen audio timeline.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recording resumed.<\/p>\n
Leon said, \u201cI want you out of my matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExplain to Harold.\u201d<\/p>\n
Voss lowered his voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may be overreacting because of your health.\u201d<\/p>\n
My body went cold.<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
The same tactic later used against me.<\/p>\n
Question the judgment of the inconvenient person.<\/p>\n
Leon did not raise his voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Huitt\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow.\u201d<\/p>\n
A door opened.<\/p>\n
Then Leon said something almost too quietly to hear.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Martin is using you to reach my family, he picked badly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recording ended.<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n
Harold looked destroyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon suspected Martin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd never told me directly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe he planned to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was dying.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words felt cruel.<\/p>\n
But they were true.<\/p>\n
There had been no time.<\/p>\n
Harold replayed the final minute.<\/p>\n
Then another file surfaced.<\/p>\n
November 3.<\/p>\n
Six days later.<\/p>\n
This one was a phone call.<\/p>\n
Leon and Martin.<\/p>\n
Harold stared at the label.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never heard this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlay it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI met your boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy boy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVoss.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel isn\u2019t mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe talks like you.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
Martin laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI trained half the associates.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen train him to stay out of my files.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew things he shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon coughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already handled enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou talked to Grant.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then Martin said, \u201cGrant approached me professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou met him behind my back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou refused a good development proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy property isn\u2019t yours to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMara may not want to maintain it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leon\u2019s voice sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not use my wife\u2019s future as your business model.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sentence hit me in the chest.<\/p>\n
Martin replied, \u201cYou\u2019re making this personal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is personal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then my husband said something that changed everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou owe Grant money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold stopped the recording.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Toby frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought Grant blackmailed Martin after Dad died.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo did I.\u201d<\/p>\n
We played it again.<\/p>\n
Leon continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I don\u2019t know?\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s voice changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwenty-five thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The same amount paid after Leon died.<\/p>\n
My skin prickled.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad knew about that before he died,\u201d Toby whispered.<\/p>\n
Leon said, \u201cGrant told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody moved.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrant told Dad?\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige whispered.<\/p>\n
The recording answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came to me because he was angry you wouldn\u2019t honor whatever arrangement you made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin sounded frightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had no right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had enough right to show me emails.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon, listen\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. You listen.\u201d<\/p>\n
A chair scraped.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am changing the trust tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
There.<\/p>\n
The reason for the stronger amendment.<\/p>\n
Not merely Sherry\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n
Not only Grant\u2019s pressure.<\/p>\n
Leon had uncovered Martin\u2019s corruption.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re making a mistake,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mistake was trusting you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold will think this is excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHarold doesn\u2019t know what you did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin went silent.<\/p>\n
Leon said, \u201cHe will.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Harold never learned.<\/p>\n
Not then.<\/p>\n
Because Leon died thirteen days later.<\/p>\n
The call ended.<\/p>\n
The room remained silent.<\/p>\n
The old narrative collapsed.<\/p>\n
Martin had claimed Grant began blackmailing him after Leon died.<\/p>\n
False.<\/p>\n
Grant had already exposed him to Leon.<\/p>\n
Martin already owed Grant money.<\/p>\n
And Leon had planned to tell Harold.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened between November third and Leon\u2019s death?\u201d Ortiz asked.<\/p>\n
Harold searched.<\/p>\n
The trust amendment was signed November fourth.<\/p>\n
Leon died November sixteenth.<\/p>\n
No meeting with Harold after the seventh.<\/p>\n
Hospitalization began the eighth.<\/p>\n
Time ran out.<\/p>\n
Toby looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Dad protected the trust after finding out Martin was involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Martin knew Dad planned to expose him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige whispered, \u201cThat gives Martin a reason to want Leon silent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n
The thought entered the room carefully.<\/p>\n
Dangerously.<\/p>\n
I felt Harold tense.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice was firm.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeon died from cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
I knew that.<\/p>\n
Pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n
Advanced.<\/p>\n
Rapid.<\/p>\n
Doctors had given us weeks.<\/p>\n
He lived twelve days beyond their estimate.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing about his death was suspicious,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
Ortiz nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not suggesting otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige looked ashamed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked a reasonable question.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the recording raised another one.<\/p>\n
Why had Leon believed Martin owed Grant $25,000 before Leon died when the ledger showed Martin paying Grant that amount six days after the funeral?<\/p>\n
Harold answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cSettlement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe payment after death may have satisfied an earlier obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBlackmail?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOr repayment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz looked at the spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
The memo field said information and introduction fee.<\/p>\n
A disguise.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
Then Price entered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found the charter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Martin?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Voss.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey left Florida yesterday afternoon on the same aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n
Destination?<\/p>\n
\u201cBahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo they are partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Price shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot necessarily.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe charter crew says they argued during boarding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVoss boarded first. Martin almost left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are they now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFlight continued to Nassau.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz asked, \u201cAny onward movement?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Price handed her another sheet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more.\u201d<\/p>\n
He had obtained partial call records from Martin\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n
The night before he disappeared, Martin called one person repeatedly.<\/p>\n
Not Voss.<\/p>\n
Not Grant.<\/p>\n
Not Sherry.<\/p>\n
Harold.<\/p>\n
Everyone looked at him.<\/p>\n
Harold frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t call me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Price turned the sheet.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat extension?\u201d<\/p>\n
Price read it.<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat extension was disconnected years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhose was it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold looked toward the archive room.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara Kern.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dead office manager.<\/p>\n
Price nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone reactivated her voicemail box two months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy call a dead woman\u2019s extension?\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold stood slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Barbara kept recordings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat recordings?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cInternal messages.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stared toward the archive shelves.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Martin thought Voss had restored Barbara\u2019s old system access\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He stopped.<\/p>\n
Then hurried into the archive room.<\/p>\n
We followed.<\/p>\n
Dust hung in the air.<\/p>\n
Boxes lined metal shelves.<\/p>\n
Harold found one labeled ADMIN 2014\u20132015.<\/p>\n
Inside were backup drives.<\/p>\n
He held one up.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara archived voicemail weekly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortiz stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we read it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Harold nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith old software.\u201d<\/p>\n
An hour later, the recovered mailbox opened.<\/p>\n
Dozens of messages.<\/p>\n
Most meaningless.<\/p>\n
Then one from November 14, 2014.<\/p>\n
Two days before Leon died.<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara, call me before you process anything from Daniel. He has copies he should not have. Do not tell Harold yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another message.<\/p>\n
Same day.<\/p>\n
Voss.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara, Martin authorized access. Ignore his earlier message. He\u2019s confused about what we discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Barbara\u2019s own recorded note.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke with Martin. He denies authorizing Daniel. Daniel claims Martin did. Something is wrong. I\u2019m printing the logs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went silent.<\/p>\n
The logs.<\/p>\n
Maybe the same access logs Evelyn later found.<\/p>\n
Then one final voicemail.<\/p>\n
November 15.<\/p>\n
Martin.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbara, destroy the printout. This is resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day before Leon died.<\/p>\n
Harold stared at the speaker.<\/p>\n
Martin had not merely been trapped by Voss.<\/p>\n
He had actively concealed Voss\u2019s access while Leon was alive.<\/p>\n
And when Barbara noticed, Martin told her to destroy evidence.<\/p>\n
Whatever hierarchy existed between the two men, they had been protecting each other before Leon ever died.<\/p>\n
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