Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

the committee members began to file out, one by one.

They did not look at the reporters who were still waiting in the hallway.

The Westside councilwoman walked past us, her head down as she carried her briefcase toward the private elevators.

As she reached the corner, she saw Raymond and gave him a brief, silent nod before she disappeared behind the security continue reading …