North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

to isolate the files before we can match them.”

“My duplicate ledger is still in the metal cabinet,” I said. “I have the only key.”

“We need to keep those files safe, Clara,” Don said. “If they find the duplicate ledger, we lose our only physical proof.”

“They will not find it,” I said. “The cabinet is heavy steel.”

I thought of my desk, the drawers filled continue reading …