reading that your daughter might die, forbidding your wife from contacting you, and remaining aboard a yacht with your mistress wasn’t one mistake.
It was a series of decisions.
I preserved every voicemail for Margaret.
Then stopped listening.
Agent Hale contacted me twice.
During the second call, he asked whether David’s return plans had changed.
«No.»
«Flight?»
I provided the details.
Then he said something unexpected.
«Mrs. Vance, I want to be clear about Thursday.»
I waited.
«What happens with your husband is not something you’re causing.»
I nearly laughed.
