Yellow Ceramic Mug and Red Silk Scarf in a Red Buick

of scissors on the console table and sliced through the tape, pulling back the stiff cardboard flaps.

Beneath a layer of blank file folders lay a thick, glossy paper pocket labeled with the name of a commercial real estate firm in Columbus.

Inside the pocket was a collection of printed brochures showing architectural mock-ups of a modern strip mall, continue reading …