A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

already approved the terms,” Mr. Gentry said, handing me a heavy black pen. “The moment you sign, they will deliver his signature to our office by messenger.”

I took the pen, the metal cold against my fingers, and signed my name on the line. “It is done,” I said, setting the pen down on the desk.

“I will have my secretary file the paperwork before the continue reading …