Chương 5
No police report. No insurance claim. No confrontation anyone could point to. Just a story that settled into the family furniture and stayed there.
Henry placed the gift bag on the coffee table, then reached inside his navy jacket.
Daniel took one step forward.
Henry’s hand came back out holding a phone.
“Don’t,” Daniel said.
Henry wiped the blood from his lip with his thumb. He looked at it for a moment, then put the phone to his ear.
“Send the file. Now.”
His voice was low and even.
Daniel stared at him.
The party seemed to return in fragments. Someone breathed too loudly. A glass touched another glass somewhere behind him. The music in the dining room stopped in the middle of a phrase.
May you like
“What file?” Daniel said.
Henry listened to whatever voice came through the phone. He gave no answer. Then he lowered it and slipped it back into his pocket.
