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“Nothing really This’ll all be over when the verdicts come back, so what else is there to deliberate over?”

He shrugged, not the least bit nonchalantly “Other than the fact that Ethan o and it somehow slipped his mind?”

“That’s been eating at you all this time, hasn’t it?”

“Yes” He reached for his cell

“Wait” I jumped to my feet “Just wait”

“Ari, I need to speak with him”

“I agree But let’s make sure we have all the facts first”

I didn’t bla disturbed by the turn of events, this unexpected twist of fate But this wasn’t just anyone ere talking about—it was Ethan Dane’s best friend His mentor His business associate

The godfather of his son

I knew Dane was one to confront adversity head-on, not beat around the bush But I was nervous about this new anomaly

Ethan being that anomaly

“Can wein Switzerland?” I asked “You know, get a little ahead of the curve, if possible?”

Dane clearly didn’t see a problem with that He crossed to the wall by the fireplace and reh He worked the combination to the safe I had no idea was concealed behind the painting, pulled open the door, and handed over the laptop

“You want me to check it?”

“An objective third party”