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Sa here e”

“That was inald Oren was e responsible for the theft of the treasure And it’s not really clear if the treasure and the car were found together”

“So,part of the treasure is hidden in the Gray Ghost?” Reht explain why the Paytons are being followed”

“Makes sense,” Sa?”

“Lazlo reached out to acquaintances of his faland and Manchester just after the turn of the century They believe it’s around half”

“Five hundred thousand dollars?” Remi said “The Gray Ghost has to be worth more than that”

“Don’t forget inflation,” Selns from 1906 are worth close to three hundred tiold Close to one hundred and fifty million”

Remi whistled

“That car’s worth a pretty penny,” Sam said

“And about to go on public display,” Selma reminded him

“I’m still not convinced that we should involve ourselves,” Sam said “Who’s to say the Paytons are on the up-and-up?”

Remi eyed the screenshot of the Gray Ghost, then picked up the phone on Sel it toward Sa her you think her relatives are conning her”

Sam took the phone from Remi, dropped it back in the cradle “Now that I think about it, a quick trip to Great Britain seems perfectly reasonable”

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Arthur Oren opened the folder, revealing a color print, an artist’s rendering of a coat of arms he’d recently had commissioned Oren’s fao, the Oren-Payton brothers fought over their inheritance, the older brother taking the Payton naer brother adopting the Oren na behind to ain